Statistics show that last year the highest number of kidnapping cases (12,913) were registered in Uttar Pradesh. UP also lodged the most number of murder cases.
With an average of 80 murders daily in 2020, India reported a total of 29,193 fatalities in 2020 with Uttar Pradesh topping the chart among states.
The data showed a marginal increase of 1 per cent over a total of 28,915 murders in 2019, with a daily average of 79 killings during the year.
Among states, Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum of 3,779 murder cases in 2020 followed by Bihar with 3,150 cases, in Maharashtra 2,163 cases were registered, 2,101 cases in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal lodged 1,948 murder cases, the data showed.
Uttar Pradesh registered most number of murder cases
According to NCRB data, India reported an average of 80 murders per day in 2020, and a total of 29,193 people were killed. Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states in this regard. 3,779 murder cases were registered in UP.
This was followed by 3,150 murder cases in Bihar, 2,163 in Maharashtra, 2,101 in Madhya Pradesh and 1,948 in West Bengal. Delhi registered 472 murder cases in 2020.
Of those killed last year, 38. 5 percent were in age group of 30-45 years old while 35. 9 percent were in age group of 18 to 30 years old.
Statistics show that 16. 4 per cent of those murdered were in the age group of 45-60 years and four per cent were over 60 years of age while the rest were minors.
Kidnapping cases went down, UP has highest number of cases
Kidnapping cases declined by 19 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. In 2020, 84,805 cases of kidnapping were registered while 1,05,036 cases were registered in 2019.
Statistics show that the highest number of kidnapping cases in 2020 was 12,913 which were registered in Uttar Pradesh.
This was followed by 9,309 cases of kidnapping in WB, 8,103 in Maharashtra, 7,889 in Bihar, 7,320 in Madhya Pradesh.
According to statistics, 4,062 cases of kidnapping were registered in the national capital. NCRB said there were 88,590 victims in the 84,805 kidnapping cases registered. Most of them were children, about 56,591.