- Yogi Govt’s zero tolerance policy against crime leads to sharp drop in serious crimes in UP compared to other states and UTs
- Rate of robbery in UP is zero and in attempt to murder the state ranks 25th in the country
- Andaman Nicobar’s crime rate under POCSO Act is 97.1 percent, reveals NCRB data
By Our Correspondent
Lucknow: In a major achievement for the Yogi government, Uttar Pradesh has emerged number one state in the country in terms of convictions in crimes against women with a conviction rate of 180 percent as compared to the national average.
The latest NCRB data for the year 2022 has also revealed that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s zero tolerance policy against crime and criminals in the state, has led to significant drop in overall crime rate in the state.
According to the NCRB data, against more than 35 lakh cases registered in the country only 4,01,787 cases were registered in UP. Besides, the crime rate of UP is 171.6 percent as compared to 258.1 percent of the entire country.
In terms of ratio of cases registered, UP stands at 11.28 percent and ranks 20th in the country compared to other states and union territories of the country. This is when Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the entire country constituting 16.89 percent of the population.
Jharkhand’s crime rate is higher than UP
According to NCRB data, with 28,522 murder cases registered in the country, the rate of murder (defined as the number of crimes relative to the number of crimes per one lakh population) was 2.1 percent whereas with 3,491 murder cases, Uttar Pradesh’s rate of murder is 1.5 percent. UP ranks 28th in terms of murder much less than in Jharkhand which has recorded 4 percent.
Compared to Uttar Pradesh, the crime rate of Arunachal Pradesh is 3.6 percent and that of Chhattisgarh and Haryana is 3.4 percent.
Similarly, 57,256 cases of attempt to murder were registered in the country with a rate of 4.1 percent whereas in UP 3,788 cases of the same were registered with a rate of 1.6 percent. Uttar Pradesh ranks 25th in the country in attempt to murder cases.
Furthermore, 83,344 cases of outraging modesty were registered in the country with a crime rate of 12.4 percent while 10,548 cases of the same were registered in UP. UP ranks 17th in the crime in the country with a crime rate of 9.4 percent. Compared to UP, the rate of outraging modesty is 32 percent in Orissa, 26.6 percent in Kerala and 24.9 percent in Jammu and Kashmir.
Altogether 615 cases of kidnapping for ransom were registered in the country while only 30 cases were registered in Uttar Pradesh. UP is at 30th position in terms of kidnapping for ransom cases.
Poxo Act crime rate in Andaman is 97.1 percent
A total of 31,516 cases of rape were registered in the country with a rate of 4.7 percent whereas 3,690 cases of rape were registered in UP, with a crime rate of 3.3 percent. UP ranks 24th in the country in rape cases whereas in Uttarakhand, the rate of rape is 15.4 percent, in Chandigarh it is 13.9 percent and in Rajasthan it is 13.9 percent.
Similarly, 57,082 cases of rebellion were registered in the country at a rate of 4.1 percent while in UP 4,745 cases of rebellion were registered with a rate of 2 percent. UP ranks 24th in the country in the crime.
As many as 1,07,222 cases of embezzlement have been registered in the country with a rate of 7.8 percent while in UP. 6,906 cases of the same were registered with a crime rate of 3 percent. With this, UP ranks 31st in the country in terms of embezzlement.
At the same time, 28,356 cases of robbery were registered in the country with a rate of 2.1 percent whereas 1,975 cases were registered in UP with a rate of 0.8 percent. UP ranks 27th in the country in the crime.
UP’s rate of robbery lower than Delhi with 8.6 percent, Orissa’s with 6.5 percent. Besides, 2,666 cases of dacoity were registered in the country with a rate of 0.2 percent against which 80 cases were registered in UP. UP ranks 31st with a crime rate of zero. Compared to UP, the crime rate of dacoity in Orissa is 0.9 percent, in Meghalaya it is 0.5 percent and in Chandigarh it is 0.4 percent.
Furthermore, 63,414 cases have been registered under the POCSO Act in the country with a crime rate of 14.3 percent whereas 8,136 cases have been registered under the Act in UP with a rate of 9.5 percent. UP ranks 25th in the country in the crime whereas, the crime rate of Andaman and Nicobar has recorded crime rate of 97.1 percent under the Act, , Lakshadweep 55.3 percent and Sikkim 50 percent.
In UP, in the year 2022, 70.8 percent punishment was given in crimes related to women
While on one hand there has been a decline in serious criminal cases in Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand the conviction rate in crimes related to women in the state has been recorded at more than 180 percent of the national average. According to NCRB data, the country’s national average conviction rate for crimes related to women is 25.3 percent. According to the report of the year 2022, 70.8 percent punishment has been given in crimes related to women in Uttar Pradesh whereas in Mizoram, 68 percent, 60.9 percent in Bihar, 59.5 percent in Chhattisgarh and 56.4 percent in Manipur have been given punishment in crimes related to women.
