Uttar Pradesh recorded a intriguing decline in juvenile crime cases in 2024 even because the nationwide total rose to its absolute most real looking level in three years, per files on crimes dedicated by juveniles compiled below the Crime in India tale unprejudiced these days released by the Nationwide Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) earlier this week.
The tale acknowledged that the sing registered 1,175 juvenile crime cases in 2024, down from 1,575 in 2023 and 1,505 in 2022—a drop of 25.4% in a single three hundred and sixty five days and a three-three hundred and sixty five days low.
Uttar Pradesh’s charge of teenage crime stood at 1.4 per lakh of puny one population in 2024. At the nationwide level, the total series of teenage crime cases rose from 31,365 in 2023 to 34,878 in 2024—a rise of three,513 cases, or 11.2%. The all-India accept 2022 became 30,555. The nationwide juvenile crime charge stood at 7.9 per lakh of puny one population in 2024. Uttar Pradesh has the largest puny one population of any sing in the nation at 853.3 lakh, as per the 2011 Census figures cited in the records.
The tale additional acknowledged that Bihar recorded the most dramatic carry among all states. The sing’s juvenile crime cases rose from 1,818 in 2023 to five,037 in 2024—a rise of three,219 cases, or 177%, in a single three hundred and sixty five days. Bihar had recorded 1,052 cases in 2022. Its juvenile crime charge in 2024 stood at 10.6 per lakh. Bihar’s single-three hundred and sixty five days carry of three,219 cases accounted for the bulk of the nationwide rise of three,513 cases between 2023 and 2024.
Amongst other foremost states, Maharashtra recorded 3,779 juvenile crime cases in 2024, down from 4,406 in 2022, at a charge of 10.5 per lakh. Madhya Pradesh registered 3,474 cases at a charge of 12.1 per lakh. Rajasthan recorded 2,827 cases at 10.0 per lakh. Tamil Nadu logged 2,946 cases at 14.3 per lakh.
Chhattisgarh recorded the very very most though-provoking juvenile crime charge among all states at 22.4 per lakh, with 2,180 cases in 2024. Haryana registered 1,550 cases at a charge of 17.0 per lakh. Telangana recorded 1,569 cases at 13.8 per lakh. Jharkhand recorded the bottom charge among states with reported cases at 0.9 per lakh, with 122 cases in 2024. Manipur registered handiest 3 cases. Nagaland recorded zero cases.
Amongst Union Territories, Delhi recorded 2,306 juvenile crime cases in 2024 at a charge of 41.6 per lakh—the very very most though-provoking charge of any Issue or UT in the dataset. Delhi accounted for 82% of all juvenile crime cases registered throughout Union Territories. Chandigarh recorded the 2nd absolute most real looking UT charge at 27.2 per lakh with 88 cases. The total for all Union Territories stood at 2,797 cases in 2024, down from 2,955 in 2022. Ladakh and Lakshadweep recorded zero juvenile crime cases in 2024.
States collectively accounted for 32,081 of the 34,878 total juvenile crime cases recorded throughout the nation in 2024. The total for states in 2022 became 27,600 and 28,452 in 2023. The records covers crimes registered below the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Special and Native Laws. Child population figures stale for calculating crime charges are in maintaining with the 2011 Census. Crime charge is calculated as incidence per lakh of puny one population.
