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Crime in India has been recorded since the British Raj, with comprehensive statistics now compiled
Crime rate in India 2021 (crime per
Crime by location annually by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (India).
100,000 population)[1]
Cities Murder 2.1
In 2021, a total of 60,96,310 crimes, comprising 36,63,360 Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 24,32,950
Crimes against women Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes were registered nationwide. It is a 7.65% annual decrease from Rape 4.8

66,01,285 crimes in 2020; the crime rate (per 100,000 people) has decreased from 487.8 in 2020 to 445.9 Kidnapping 7.4
Rape
in 2021, but still significantly higher from 385.5 in 2019.[2][3] In 2021, offences affecting the human body Death by road accidents 10.1
Dowry
contributed 30%, offences against property contributed 20.8%, and miscellaneous IPC crimes contributed Dowry deaths 1.0
Domestic violence 29.7% of all cognizable IPC crimes.[2] Murder rate was 2.1 per 100,000, kidnapping rate was 7.4 per Grievous hurt 6.6

Organised crime 100,000, and rape rate was 4.8 per 100,000 in 2021.[2] According to the UN, the homicide rate was 2.95 Sexual harassment 2.6
per 100,000 in 2020 with 40,651 recorded, down from a peak of 5.46 per 100,000 in 1992 and essentially Human trafficking 0.1
Human trafficking
unchanged since 2017, higher than most countries in Asia and Europe and lower than most in the Americas Riots 3.1
Illegal drug trade and Africa although numerically one of the highest due to the large population.[4] Theft 42.9
Arms trafficking Burglary 7.2
Investigation rate is calculated as all cases disposed, quashed or withdrawn by police as a percentage of
Poaching and wildlife trafficking Extortion 0.8
total cases available for investigation. The investigation rate of IPC crimes in India was 64.9% in 2021.[5]
Robbery 2.1
Cyber crime Charge-sheeting rate is calculated as all cases, where charges were framed against accused, as a
Forgery, cheating & fraud 11.1
percentage of total cases disposed after investigation. The charge-sheeting rate of IPC crimes in India was
Corruption and police
72.3% in 2021.[2] Conviction rate is calculated as all cases, where accused was convicted by court after Drugs trafficking 2.4
misconduct
completion of a trial, as a percentage of total cases where trial was completed. The conviction rate of IPC Illegal arms 3.3
Other crimes
crimes in India was 57.0% in 2021.[5] In 2021, 51,540 murders were under investigation by police, of which Crimes against children 33.6
Petty crime charges were framed in 26,382; and 46,127 rapes were under investigation by police, of which charges Cyber crime 3.9

Confidence tricks were framed in 26,164.[2] In 2021, 2,48,731 murders were under trial in courts, of which conviction was Crimes against children rate is calculated per
given in 4,304; and 1,85,836 rapes were under trial in courts, of which conviction was given in 3,368.[2] The 100,000 children population
Taxi scam
murder conviction rate was 42.4 and the rape conviction rate was 28.6 in 2021.[2]
Preventing crimes

See also Over time [ edit ]

A report published by the NCRB compared the crime rates of 1953

and 2006. The report noted that burglary (known as house-
breaking[7] in India) declined over a period of 53 years by 79.84%
(from 147,379, a rate of 39.3/100,000 in 1953 to 91,666, a rate of
7.9/100,000 in 2006), murder has increased by 7.39% (from 9,803,
a rate of 2.61 in 1953 to 32,481, a rate of 2.81/100,000 in 2006).[8]

Kidnapping increased by 47.80% (from 5,261, a rate of

1.40/100,000 in 1953 to 23,991, a rate of 2.07/100,000 in 2006),
robbery declined by 28.85% (from 8,407, rate of 2.24/100,000 in
1953 to 18,456, rate of 1.59/100,000 in 2006) and riots have
declined by 10.58% (from 20,529, a rate of 5.47/100,000 in 1953 to
56,641, a rate of 4.90/100,000 in 2006).[8]

In 2006, 5,102,460 cognisable crimes were committed including Incidence of cognisable crimes in India 1953–2007.[6]
1,878,293 (IPC) crimes and 3,224,167 Special & Local Laws (SLL)
crimes, with an increase of 1.5% over 2005 (50,26,337).[9] IPC
crime rate in 2006 was 167.7 compared to 165.3 in 2005 showing an increase of 1.5% in 2006 over 2005.[9] SLL crime rate in 2006 was 287.9 compared
to 290.5 in 2005 showing a decline of 0.9% in 2006 over 2005.[9]

Total cog. crimes under Murder per Kidnapping per Robbery per Burglary (known as house-
Year[8]
IPC, per 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 breaking in India) per 100,000

1953 160.5 2.61 1.40 2.24 39.3

2006 162.3 2.81 2.07 1.60 7.92

% Change in 2006
1.1 7.39 47.80 −28.85 −79.84
over 1953

SOURCE: National Crime Records Bureau[8]

Crime by location [ edit ]

Main article: List of states and union territories of India by crime rate

As of 2019, Delhi had the highest crime rate (incidence of crime per 100,000 population) among all States of India at 1586.1, rising steeply from
1342.5.[2][10] Delhi's crime rate was 4.1 times higher than the national average of 385.5 that year. States in Northeast India have consistently reported
much lower crime rates, with 4 of the 5 states having the lowest crime in being from the region in 2018.

In terms of the absolute number of crimes in 2018, Uttar Pradesh reported the most (12.2% of nationally reported crime). Maharashtra, after topping the
list over the previous 4-years, Kerala dropped to the third-position in absolute numbers, accounting for 10.1% of all crimes.

The violent crime rate (per 1,00,000 population) was highest in Assam (86.4), Tripura (62), Haryana (49.4), West Bengal (46.1) and Arunachal Pradesh
(41.7). However, in terms of absolute number of cases, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest incidence of violent crimes accounting for 15.2% of total
violent crimes in India (65,155 out of 4,28,134) followed by Maharashtra (10.7%), and Bihar and West Bengal each accounting for 10.4% of such cases.

Absolute number of reported crimes & crime rates across India[11] [hide]
Percentage share of state/UT Crime rate in 2019 (IPC+SLL
State/UT 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2019) crimes)

India 4831515 5007044 5074635 5156172 100.0 385.5

Andhra Pradesh 129389 148002 144703 145751 2.8 278.6

Arunachal Pradesh 2700 2746 2817 2877 0.1 190.9

Assam 107014 109952 120572 123783 2.6 385.8

Bihar 189696 236055 262815 269109 5.2 224.0

Chhattisgarh 84192 90516 98233 96561 1.9 334.7

Goa 3706 3943 3884 3727 0.1 241.5

Gujarat 435422 334799 393194 431066 8.4 631.6

Haryana 143111 224816 191229 166336 3.2 577.4

Himachal Pradesh 17249 17796 19594 19924 0.4 272.4

Jammu and Kashmir 26624 25608 27276 25408 0.5 187.8

Jharkhand 47817 52664 55664 62206 1.2 165.5

Karnataka 179479 184063 163416 163691 3.2 248.1

Kerala 707870 653500 512167 453083 8.8 1287.7

Madhya Pradesh 365154 379682 405129 395619 7.7 478.9

Maharashtra 430866 467753 515674 509443 9.9 415.8

Manipur 4098 4250 3781 3661 0.1 117.7

Meghalaya 3582 3952 3482 3897 0.1 120.6

Mizoram 2800 2738 2351 2880 0.1 241.0

Nagaland 1908 1553 1775 1661 0.0 77.1

Odisha 103565 103866 107408 121525 2.4 277.9

Punjab 57739 70673 70318 72855 1.4 243.3

Rajasthan 251147 245553 250546 304394 5.9 392.3

Sikkim 1020 979 869 821 0.0 123.5

Tamil Nadu 467369 420876 499188 455094 8.8 600.3

Telangana 120273 133197 126858 131254 2.5 352.0

Tripura 4081 4238 6078 5988 0.1 149.6

Uttar Pradesh 494025 600082 585157 628578 12.2 278.2

Uttarakhand 16074 28861 34715 28268 0.5 252.8

West Bengal 204400 195537 188063 ***** 3.6 193.7

Andaman and Nicobar

2491 3014 3699 4034 0.1 1013.6
Islands

Chandigarh 4256 5462 5967 4518 0.1 381.6

Dadra and Nagar Haveli 256 309 315 290 0.0 52.2

Daman and Diu 287 382 334 370 0.0 87.5

Delhi 216920 244714 262612 316261 5.2 1586.1

Lakshadweep 50 114 77 182 0.0 267.6

Puducherry 4885 4799 4674 4004 0.1 264.3

Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, data furnished for 2018 has been used

Sources :[2][3]

Cities [ edit ]

Among metropolitan cities, Kolkata (103.4 in 2021) was the safest city, however, the experts doubted the accuracy of the data. After Kolkata, Pune
(256.8) and Hyderabad (259.9) had the lowest crime rates (per 1 lakh urban population) among the 19-cities with more than two million inhabitants in
India.[12] While almost all major cities have historically had a crime rate higher than that of their domain states, since 2018, Kolkata[13] and Mumbai
(309.9) have been the only mega cities to have a lower crime rate than their states, West Bengal and Maharashtra respectively. Among other
metropolises, Kozhikode (523.2) and Pune were the only ones to have a lower crime rate than their states.[14] It is generally acknowledged that cities
have a greater propensity to crime and that megacities have a higher crime rate than smaller cities.

Delhi (1906.8)[15] remained the most crime ridden urban area in India for the fourth-year as of 2019. Over 82% of the 290,000 crimes in Delhi were thefts
which jumped by more than 25% in 2019. In sharp contrast, thefts accounted for just a little over 20% of the 3.2 million crimes registered nationwide.
Crime in the capital city has incrementally expanded over the previous years and jumped from 2018 when the rime rate was 1385.1.[16] Despite
significantly reducing in scale, the crime rate in Kochi remained the second-highest at 1711.2, mainly due to Kochi Police booking the highest number of
rash driving cases in their jurisdiction, 10508 separate cases in 2019.[17] Jaipur (1392.5) had the third-highest crime rate for the second-year, with crimes
against women rising fast. The city had the highest rape rate of 35.6 per 100,000 population.[2][18]

Crimes against women [ edit ]

Main article: Violence against women in India

Police records shows high incidence of crimes against women in India.[19] Sexual assault against women in India is increasingly common. Despite a
large population, statistically sexual assault in India is not rampant.[19] According to the NCRB, as of 2018, the majority of crimes against women were
registered under 'Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives' (31.9%) followed by 'Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty' (27.6%), 'Kidnapping
& Abduction of Women' (22.5%) and 'Rape' (10.3%). The crime rate per lakh women population was 58.8 in 2018, as compared to 57.9 in 2017.

Rape [ edit ]
Main article: Rape in India

Rape in India has been described by Radha Kumar as one of India's most common crimes against women.[20] Official sources show that rape cases in
India have doubled between 1990 and 2008.[21] While already on an upward curve, rape cases suddenly spiked in 2013.[22]

Disturbing incidents of rape on senior citizens[23] and infants[24] are increasingly common. The incidence of rape had gone up significantly during the
COVID-19 pandemic in India.[25]

As of 2018, it was the fourth most common crime against women with the number of registered rape cases rising from 32,559 in 2017 to 33,356. Of
these, 31,320 cases (93.9%) had a culprit who was known to the victim. The states which saw the highest absolute number of rapes were Madhya
Pradesh (5,433 or 16.3% of all cases),[26] Rajasthan (4,355 or 13%), Uttar Pradesh (3,946 or 11.8%), Maharashtra (2,142 or 6.4%) and Chhattisgarh
(2,091 or 6%).

In 2018, the national average rape rate (per 1,00,000 population) was 5.2, same as the previous year. Tamil Nadu (0.9), Nagaland (1.0) and Bihar (1.1)
had the lowest rape rates while Chhattisgarh (14.7) had the highest rape rate.

Dowry [ edit ]
Main article: Dowry system in India

Dowries are considered a major contributor towards the violence against women in India. Some of these offences include physical violence, emotional
abuses, and murder of brides and girls.[27][28][29]

Most dowry deaths occur when the young woman, unable to bear the harassment and torture, commits suicide. Most of these suicides are by hanging,
poisoning or by fire. Sometimes the woman is killed by setting her on fire – this is known as bride burning, and is sometimes disguised as suicide or
accident.[30] In 2012, 8,233 dowry death cases were reported across India.[31] Dowry issues caused 1.4 deaths per year per 100,000 women in
India.[32][33]

Domestic violence [ edit ]

Further information: Domestic violence in India

Domestic violence in India is endemic.[34] Around 70% of women in India are victims of domestic violence, according to Renuka Chowdhury, former
Union minister for Women and Child Development.[35]

The National Crime Records Bureau reveals that a crime against a woman is committed every three minutes, a woman is raped every 29 minutes, a
dowry death occurs every 77 minutes, and one case of cruelty committed by either the husband or relative of the husband occurs every nine minutes.[36]
This occurs despite the fact that women in India are legally protected from domestic abuse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
Act.[36]

Organised crime [ edit ]

Further information: Organised crime in India

Human trafficking [ edit ]

Human trafficking in India is a serious issue. It usually comes in the form of offering employment to the poor and uneducated. Women are sold to brothels
or families as maids, where they are usually raped, tortured and sexually assaulted. In 2021, India has passed a bill for fighting human trafficking.[37]
According to National Crime Records Bureau, 2,189 cases of human trafficking were registered in 2021 as compared to 1,714 in 2020. Among states,
Telangana (347) reported highest number of cases, followed by Maharashtra (320) and Assam (203). 1,21,351 children were missing as of 2021 data,
many of them potential victims of human trafficking.[38]

Illegal drug trade [ edit ]

India is located between two major illicit opium producing centres in Asia – the Golden Crescent comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran and the
Golden Triangle comprising Burma, Thailand and Laos.[39] Because of such geographical location, India experiences large amount of drug trafficking
through the borders.[40] India is the world's largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceutical trade.[41] But an undetermined quantity of opium is
diverted to illicit international drug markets.[41]

India is a transshipment point for heroin from Southwest Asian countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan and from Southeast Asian countries like Burma,
Laos, and Thailand.[42] Heroin is smuggled from Pakistan and Burma, with some quantities transshipped through Nepal.[42] Most heroin shipped from
India are destined for Europe.[42] There have been reports of heroin smuggled from Mumbai to Nigeria for further export.[42]

In Maharashtra, Mumbai is an important centre for distribution of drug.[43] The most commonly used drug in Mumbai is Indian heroin (called desi mal by
the local population).[43] Both public transportation (road and rail transportation) and private transportation are used for this drug trade.[43]

Drug trafficking affects the country in many ways.

Drug abuse: Cultivation of illicit narcotic substances and drug trafficking affects the health of the individuals and destroy the economic structure of the
family and society.[44][45]
Organised crime: Drug trafficking results in growth of organised crime which affects social security. Organised crime connects drug trafficking with
corruption and money laundering.[45]
Political instability: Drug trafficking also aggravates the political instability in North-West and North-East India.[46]

A survey conducted in 2003–2004 by Narcotics Control Bureau found that India has at least four million drug addicts.[47] The most common drugs used in
India are cannabis, hashish, opium and heroin.[47] In 2006 alone, India's law enforcing agencies recovered 230 kg heroin and 203 kg of cocaine.[48] In an
annual government report in 2007, the United States named India among 20 major hubs for trafficking of illegal drugs along with Pakistan, Afghanistan
and Burma. However, studies reveal that most of the criminals caught in this crime are either Nigerian or US nationals.[49]

Several measures have been taken by the Government of India to combat drug trafficking in the country. India is a party of the Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs (1961), the Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971), the Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1972) and
the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).[50] An Indo-Pakistani committee was set up in
1986 to prevent trafficking in narcotic drugs.[51] India signed a convention with the United Arab Emirates in 1994 to control drug trafficking.[51] In 1995,
India signed an agreement with Egypt for investigation of drug cases and exchange of information and a memorandum of understanding of the
Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Drugs with Iran.[51]

Arms trafficking [ edit ]

According to a joint report published by Oxfam, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) in 2006, there are
around 40 million illegal small arms in India out of approximately 75 million in worldwide circulation.[52] Majority of the illegal small arms make its way into
the states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.[52] In UP, a used AK-47 costs $3,800 in black market.[53] Large
amount of illegal small arms are manufactured in various illegal arms factories in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and sold on the black market for as little as
$5.08.[52]

Chinese pistols are in demand in the illegal small arms market in India because they are easily available and cheaper.[52] This trend poses a significant
problem for the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh which have
influence of Naxalism.[52] The porous Indo-Nepal border is an entry point for Chinese pistols, AK-47 and M-16 rifles into India as these arms are used by
the Naxalites who have ties to Maoists in Nepal.[52]

In North-East India, there is a huge influx of small arms due to the insurgent groups operating there.[54] The small arms in North-East India come from
insurgent groups in Burma, black markets in Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, black market in Cambodia, the People's
Republic of China, insurgent groups like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Communist Party of India (Maoist), the Communist Party of Nepal
(Maoist Centre), Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and pilferages from legal gun factories, criminal organisations operating in India and South Asian
countries and other international markets like Romania, Germany etc.[55] Illegal weaponry found in North-East India includes small arms such as the
M14, M16, AK-47, AK-56, and the AK-74, but also light machine guns, Chinese hand grenades, mines, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and
submachine guns etc.[56]

The Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs drafted a joint proposal to the United Nations, seeking a global ban on small-arms sales to
non-state users.[52]

Poaching and wildlife trafficking [ edit ]

Illegal wildlife trade in India has increased.[57][58]

According to a report published by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in 2004, India is the chief target for the traders of wildlife skin.[59]
Between 1994 and 2003, there have been 784 cases where the skins of tiger, leopard or otter have been seized.[59] Leopards, rhinoceros, reptiles, birds,
insects, rare species of plants are being smuggled into the countries in Southeast Asia and the People's Republic of China.[57] Between 1994 and 2003,
poaching and seizure of 698 otters have been documented in India.[59]

Kathmandu is a key staging point for illegal skins smuggled from India bound for Tibet and PRC.[59] The report by EIA noted there has been a lack of
cross-border cooperation between India, Nepal and the People's Republic of China to coordinate enforcement operations and lack of political will to treat
wildlife crime effectively.[59] The poaching of the Elephants is a significant problem in Southern India[60] and in the North-Eastern states of Nagaland and
Mizoram.[61] The majority of tiger poaching happen in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.[62] There
was a famous leopard poaching case at Mankulam in Kerala in 2021.[63][64] Following is a comparison of reported cases of tiger and leopard poaching
from 1998 to 2003:

Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Reported cases of tiger poaching[65] 14 38 39 35 47 8

Reported cases of leopard poaching[65] 28 80 201 69 87 15

Samir Sinha, head of TRAFFIC India, the wildlife trade monitoring arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the World Conservation Union
(IUCN), told Reuters in an interview "The situation regarding the illegal trade in wildlife parts in India is very grim. It is a vast, a varied trade ranging from
smuggling of rare medicinal plants to butterflies to peafowl to tigers and it is difficult to predict how big it is, but the threats and dimensions suggest that
the trade is increasing".[57]

Project Tiger, a wildlife conservation project, was initiated in 1972 and was launched by Indira Gandhi on 1 April 1973.[66] With 23 tiger reserves, Project
Tiger claimed to have succeeded.[66] But according to critics like conservationist Billy Arjan Singh, temporary increases in tiger population were caused
by immigration due to destruction of habitat in Nepal, not because of the widely acclaimed success of wildlife policy in India.[66]

Cyber crime [ edit ]

The Information Technology Act 2000 was passed by the Parliament of India in May 2000, aiming to curb cyber crimes and provide a legal framework for
e-commerce transactions.[67] However Pavan Duggal, lawyer of Supreme Court of India and cyber law expert, viewed "The IT Act, 2000, is primarily
meant to be a legislation to promote e-commerce. It is not very effective in dealing with several emerging cyber crimes like cyber harassment,
defamation, stalking and so on". Although cyber crime cells have been set up in major cities, Duggal noted the problem is that most cases remain
unreported due to a lack of awareness.[68]

In 2001, India and United States had set up an India-US cyber security forum as part of a counter-terrorism dialogue.[69][70]

In 2021, according to NCRB data, 52,974 cyber crime cases were registered in India, a rise of 5% compared to 2020 (50,035) cases. Telangana reported
highest number of cyber crimes in India with 10,303 cases, followed by Uttar Pradesh (8,829) and Karnataka (8,136) in the number of cyber crimes
reported, while Karnataka registered highest number of cyber crimes against women.[71]

In 2021, the motive behind 60.8% of the cyber crimes was fraud, followed by sexual exploitation in 8.6% (4,555) cases and extortion in 5.4% (2,883)
cases.[72]

India ranked second globally in terms of cyber crimes on health systems in 2021, according to a report by CloudSEK, a company which predicts cyber
threats. The breached data included vaccination records, personally identifiable information, like name, address, email, contact number, and gender, and
log in details of hospitals. Such attacks can also shut down equipment during surgery or in intensive care units.[73]

Corruption and police misconduct [ edit ]

Main article: Corruption in India

Corruption is widespread in India. It is prevalent within every section and every level of the society.[74] Corruption has taken the role of a pervasive aspect
of Indian politics. In India, corruption takes the form of bribes, evasion of tax and exchange controls, embezzlement, etc.[75]

Despite state prohibitions against torture and custodial misconduct by the police, torture is widespread in police custody, which is a major reason behind
deaths in custody.[76][77] The police often torture innocent people until a 'confession' is obtained to save influential and wealthy offenders.[78][75] G.P.
Joshi, the programme coordinator of the Indian branch of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in New Delhi comments that the main issue at hand
concerning police violence is a lack of accountability of the police.[79]

In 2006, the Supreme Court of India in a judgment in the Prakash Singh vs. Union of India case, ordered central and state governments with seven
directives to begin the process of police reform. The main objectives of this set of directives was twofold, providing tenure to and streamlining the
appointment/transfer processes of policemen, and increasing the accountability of the police.[80]

In 2006, seven policemen were charge sheeted and eleven were convicted[9] for custodial misconduct. Jan Lokpal Bill is being planned to reduce the
corruption.[81]

Other crimes [ edit ]

Petty crime [ edit ]

Petty crime, like pickpocketing, theft of valuables from luggage on trains and buses have been reported. Travelers who are not in groups become easy
victims of pickpockets and purse snatchers. Purse snatchers work in crowded areas.[82]

Confidence tricks [ edit ]

Many scams are perpetrated against foreign travellers, especially in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.[83] Scammers usually target younger foreign tourists
and suggest to them that money can be made by privately transporting gems or gold, or by taking delivery abroad of expensive carpets, avoiding
customs duties.[83]

Such incidents occupy the traveller for several days. The traveller is then passed to a new scam artist who offers to show the foreign traveller the sights.
Scam artists also offer cheap lodgings and meals to foreign travellers so they can place him or her in the scam artist's physical custody and thus make
the foreigner vulnerable to threats and physical coercion. In the process, the foreigner loses his passport.[83]

Besides these, there are also unofficial guides to watch out for. They can be found all over India such as at crowded transportation hubs and at tourist
attractions. A common ruse at transportation hubs is to claim that there is no train to your destination or to claim that a place is closed. The aim is to get
you to take their expensive private transport or to an expensive hotel where they get a cut. As for the guides at tourist attractions, these could be temples,
mosques, or places such as the Varanasi Ghat. You will end up receiving unsolicited services and then asked to pay a big tip for them.[84]

Taxi scam [ edit ]

There are also taxi scams present in India, whereby a foreign traveller, who is not aware of the locations around Indian airports, is taken for a ride round
the whole airport and charged for full-fare taxi ride while the terminal is only few hundred yards away.[82] Overseas Security Advisory Council in a report
mentioned the process about how to avoid taxi-scam. This crime is known in other areas of the world as "long-hauling".[82]

Preventing crimes [ edit ]

Crime prevention is critical to maintain law and order in the country. Deterring criminals through deployment of more police is one of the major strategy
practised. However, their relationship is very complex. There are also other reasons such as unemployment, poverty, a lower per capita income which
can affect the crime rates in India.[85]

See also [ edit ]

Law enforcement in India

India portal
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
Indian Penal Code Law portal

Organised crime in India

List of scandals in India
Kala Kachcha gang
Mafia Raj
Caste-related violence in India
Religious violence in India
Rape in India

Notes [ edit ]

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Further reading [ edit ]

Edwardes, S M (2007), Crime in India, READ BOOKS, ISBN 978-1-4067-6126-9.

Broadhurst, Roderic G.; Grabosky, Peter N. (2005), Cyber-Crime: The Challenge in Asia, Hong Kong University Press, ISBN 962-209-724-3.
Menon, Vivek (1996), Under Siege: Poaching and Protection of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceroses in India, TRAFFIC International, ISBN 1-85850-
102-4.
Vittal, N. (2003), Corruption in India: The Roadblock to National Prosperity, Academic Foundation, ISBN 81-7188-287-0.
Gupta, K. N. (2001), Corruption in India, Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd, ISBN 81-261-0973-4.

External links [ edit ]

National Crime Records Bureau Archived 20 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Helpline numbers by Crime in Delhi Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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Crime in India – 2010 statistics
Crime rates in India State Wise
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