Karnataka has emerged as the cybercrime capital of India, accounting for more than a quarter of all such cases registered across the country in 2023, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on Tuesday, September 30.

Nationally, 86,420 cybercrime cases were registered in 2023, a 31.2% jump from 65,893 in 2022. The national crime rate under this category increased from 4.8 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2023. Fraud remained the dominant motive, driving nearly 69% of cases (59,526), followed by sexual exploitation (4,199 cases, 4.9%) and extortion (3,326 cases, 3.8%).

Karnataka led with 21,889 cases, followed by Telangana (18,236) and Uttar Pradesh (10,794). While Karnataka leads in absolute numbers, Telangana had a higher crime rate — 47.8 cases per lakh population compared

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