According to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Maharashtra’s crime rate in 2023 stood at 470.4, much higher than the national average of 448.3. Maharashtra ranks ninth among the states in crime rate, with Kerala recording the highest of 1,631.2.
Overall, the state with 5.96 lakh crimes registered in 2023, was second only to Uttar Pradesh when it came to the total number of crimes registered.
The state topped the registration of offences for assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty with a total of 12,133 cases being registered during 2023.
When it came to serious offences like murder (2,208) and abduction (13,106), the state was third after Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, while the state was fourth in terms of rape cases (2,930) registered coming after Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Mumbai ranks second in crime against women:
Meanwhile, Mumbai’s crime rate was 337.1, the third lowest among 19 metropolitan cities which had a population of more than two million.
In terms of crimes registered, 44,873 cases reported in Mumbai was second only to Delhi.
Mumbai topped when it came to cases related to criminal breach of trust with 1224 cases being registered. The city was also second to Delhi when it came to crimes against women with 6025 cases being registered in 2023. Similarly, when it came to crimes against children, the city registered 3110 cases second only to Delhi.
The city was third when it came to registration of offences in crimes against senior citizens after Delhi and Bangalore with 518 cases being registered. Mumbai also ranked third when it came to kidnapping cases (1,157 cases) and rape cases (387 cases) being registered.
Financial Fraud:
Mumbai, the country's financial hub, recorded the highest number of economic offences among metropolitan cities in 2023. A total of 6,476 cases were registered last year, according to the latest report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Notably, the figure shows a decline from 2022 when 6,960 such cases were recorded. In 2021, Mumbai had reported 5,671 cases. The NCRB report added that chargesheets were filed in 37.9 per cent of these cases.
At the state level, Maharashtra reported 19,803 financial fraud cases in 2023, showing an increase from 18,729 cases in 2022 and 15,550 in 2021. Rajasthan topped the list of states with 27,675 financial fraud cases, followed by Telangana with 26,321. Maharashtra occupied the third spot. The report noted that police filed chargesheets in 54.9 per cent of Maharashtra’s financial fraud cases.
Cybercrime Fraud Cases:
The NCRB report also underlined the growing trend of cybercrimes. Maharashtra recorded 8,103 cybercrime cases in 2023, placing it fourth among all states. Karnataka led with 21,889 cases followed by Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
In metropolitan cities, Mumbai registered 4,131 cybercrime cases last year securing the third position after Bengaluru with 17,631 cases and Hyderabad with 4,855 cases.
Corruption Cases:
Maharashtra has witnessed highest cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the country in 2023. A total of 763 cases have been reported this year. In corruption cases, Uttar Pradesh was in the second spot with 216 cases.
It is pertinent to note that Maharashtra was ranked sixth in cases under the Information Technology Act with 960 cases registered in 2023. Karnataka topped list with 21,870 IT Act cases.
Most number of farmer suicides
Maharashtra continued to account for the largest percentage of suicides by farmers with 38.5 per cent, followed by Karnataka with 22.5 per cent. The state witnessed 4,151 such cases.
As per the NCRB data for 2022, 37.6 per cent of the total suicides had taken place in Maharashtra followed by 21.2 from Karnataka.
Other Frauds:
Interestingly, the state also topped the list in copyright violation cases. As many as 335 such cases were registered in the state with 340 people claiming to be victims, the report said. It is followed by Karnataka with 204 cases and Uttar Pradesh with 198 cases, the report noted.
When it came to crimes against SCs under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Maharashtra stood second in the country with 340 cases, after Uttar Pradesh which recorded 2771 such cases.
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