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Dip In Murders; Cybercrimes, Crimes Against STs Spiked: NCRB 2023

The National Crime Records Bureau revealed that murder cases dropped from 28,522 in 2022 to 27,721 in 2023, a decrease of 2.8 per cent.

New Delhi: India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the same period, latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau has revealed.

Cybercrimes saw a 31.2 per cent increase with 86,420 cases, as compared to 65,893 reported in 2022, it said. The national record keeper of crimes and trends revealed that 28,522 cases of murder were reported in India in 2022, which came down to 27,721 cases in 2023, a dip of 2.8 per cent.

"'Disputes' (9,209 case

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