Delhi records highest suicides in India, most victims married; Bengaluru second highest: Crime dataDelhi reported the highest number of suicides in 2024 with 2,905 cases, though this marks a decline from previous years. Family-related iss...
08 May, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Cybercrimes spike in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah pushes for tech-savvy policingKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has warned police about increasing cybercrimes and drug-related offences. He stressed the need for st...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
After NCRB data shows Kolkata safest metro, TMC slams BJP for 'maligning' Bengal on law and orderKolkata emerged as India's safest metropolitan city in 2023, according to new NCRB data. The city reported the lowest cognisable crime rate...
04 Oct, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Crime against women highest in Delhi; 13,366 cases in 2023: NCRB data showsDelhi led metropolitan cities in crimes against women during 2023. The capital recorded the most dowry deaths and rape cases. Overall cases...
30 Sep, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
UP’s crime rate 25% below national average, Kerala & Delhi lead in crimes: NCRB dataUttar Pradesh recorded a crime rate 25% lower than the national average in 2023, ranking 11th among states, despite an 8% rise in registere...
30 Sep, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
Involvement of migrant labourers in crimes: Karnataka Home Minister to discuss with Labour departmentKarnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara announced a joint meeting with the Labour Department to address rising crimes involving migrant labo...
14 Apr, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Cash, crime & the city: The growing challenge of economic crimes in India's Tier-II cities and how to deal with itWhile Delhi and Mumbai log the highest number of economic offences, the recent crime data show that cities such as Jaipur, Lucknow & Patna ...
03 Oct, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Crimes too went digital in the pandemic, up 12%Uttar Pradesh pipped Karnataka to emerge as the state with the highest number of cybercrimes reported in 2020 - constituting over a fifth o...
29 Sep, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Be polite to complainants: Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa to police officials"I have a piece of advice to the senior officials that people visiting the police station should be treated with utmost respect and humilit...
12 Feb, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raps UP government over rising crime against women and childrenThe panel, headed by Congress leader Anand Sharma, contested the data on crime provided by the state police which claimed that cases of cri...
07 Jan, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
View: Collective crimes must be met with collective punishmentHate crimes arouse additional passions and have a tendency to lead to further violence, not to mention that they vitiate harmony and breed ...
19 Jan, 2018, 11.37 PM IST
Crime Capital: Delhi records 39% of offences in metrosDelhi City accounted for 38.8% of the crimes reported under the Indian Penal Code. Bengaluru and Mumbai were placed second and third.
01 Dec, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
91% of molestation & sexual harassment cases filed in past 3 years led to acquittalsThe ambit of IPC Section 354 under the `Nirbhaya Act,' was widened to make unwelcome physical contact, sexually coloured remarks, voyeurism...
13 Jan, 2017, 12.01 PM IST
Bengaluru police wants psychological profiling of school employeesThe psychological profiling of school employees at the time of their recruitment, a move they believe could help prevent sexual crimes agai...
27 Nov, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
How Bengaluru police is using technology as a force-multiplierAs technology acquires increased importance in policing, changing the landscape of what men in uniform do, tech-savvy officers are already ...
04 Sep, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
After FIR kiosk, Bengaluru police to launch mobile app to help people file complaintThe app is expected to help citizens of Bengaluru which has the highest number of IT and startups in India.
15 Jun, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
Delhi records highest crimes among mega citiesThe national capital has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest number of crimes reported among mega cities in the country.
14 Jun, 2013, 09.13 PM IST