Leh:Ladakh lived up to its reputation as one of the safest place in India with the Union Territory recording only 23 cases of violent crimes in 2021, though the number is almost four times higher than the previous year, according to latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Ladakh did not register any cases related to offences against the state such as sedition, promoting enmity between groups or imputation, and assertions prejudicial to national integration.
The sparsely populated region also did not report any cases related to infanticide, foeticide, and dowry deaths, showed the report released by the NCRB, which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs. As against a total of 403 cognizable crimes in 2020, Ladakh recorded an increase of 38.7 per cent in such cases in 2021 at 559, comprising 519 under the Indian Penal Code and 40 under special and locals laws (SLL), the report said, adding the crime rate registration per lakh population stands at 187.6 with chargesheeting rate at 90.1 per cent.
The rate of violent crimes in 2021 witnessed an almost four times jump compared to a total of six a year earlier. The cases included five murder, two related to rape one of the survivors being a minor - and five attempted rape cases. The deaths due to negligence claimed 100 lives including 51 in road accidents, the report said, adding that of the total 15 abduction cases reported, 11 women remained untraced till the end of last year. As far as crime against women are concerned, the report said nine cases were reported in 2020 which doubled to 18 in 2021. This included nine cases of cruelty by husband or his relatives.