Criminal Activity Rate

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In India, the location plays a massive role just like other countries. The location has a significant impact on crime in India. In 2012, Kerala reported the highest cognizable crime rate of 455.8 among States of India, while Nagaland recorded lowest rates (47.7). The rates were calculated by National Crime Records Bureau as the number of incidents per 1,00,000 of the population.

Crime in general since 1953 to the year 2007 has increased for the most part. Murder has dropped in 2007, Kidnap increased and so did rape. I was unable to find a more recent graph to depict this information.

The crime rate against women in India in earlier days were not usually reported. Since many cases were not registered with the police due to the social stigma attached to rape and molestation cases, things have changed in a more modern day. Official statistics actually show there has been a drastic increase in the number of reported crimes against women which is a great thing. 

Crime Against Women Fact Video

Interesting Criminal Justice Facts about the NCRB:

• National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) is the first organization to have installed the Automated Finger Print Identification System (AFIS) called Fingerprint Analysis and Criminal Tracking System (FACTS) in India. Only a few countries in the world may claim to have a FACTS.
• Located at New Delhi as the attached office of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, NCRB is mandated to empower the Indian Police with Information Technology for modernization of Indian Police.
• Digitized fingerprints database is also being maintained at NCRB. In the near future, the live scanner based remote query facility and it would be one of the largest networked computer-systems in India, in the aid of the Criminal Justice System.
• Each year this Bureau conducts an average 22 training programs for Indian Police Officers in subject like Programming.
• NCRB has the proud distinction of installing 762 server - based computer systems at every District Crime Records Bureau and State Crime Records Bureau, across the country, 'Crime Criminal Information system (CCIS)’ project, with a view to maintain a National - level Database of Crimes, Criminals and Property related to crime.

                                           

     (All information about the NCRB can be found at http://ncrb.gov.in/)

References:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/India/Crime
http://ncrb.gov.in/
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crime-map-of-india/428809-79.html