Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:24am on 05 Dec 2023,Tuesday India
Kolkata retained its tag as India's safest metro for the third straight year in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2022 report, registering just 86.5 cognizable crimes per lakh population - the lowest among big cities. Cognisable crimes are those for which cases are registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and SLL (Special and Local Laws). Pune followed at 280.7 cognisable offences per lakh people with Hyderabad recording 299.2. In 2021, Kolkata's cognisable crime rate was 103.4, and 129.5 per lakh in 2020, indicating an improving trend in 2022. However, crimes against women rose from 1,783 in 2021 to 1,890 in 2022. The analysis covered 19 cities with over 20 lakh residents. This year, the eastern metropolis also witnessed a drop in violent crimes with only 34 murder cases being reported, down from 45 last year.
