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

Cybercrimes saw a 31.2% 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%.

“’Disputes’ [9,209 cases] was the motive in the highest number of murder cases during 2023, followed by ‘Personal Vendetta or Enmity’ [3,458 cases] and ‘Gain’ [1,890 cases],” the report said.

Crimes against Scheduled Tribes saw a jump of 28.8% from 10,064 cases in 2022 to 12,960 cases in 20

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