Hyderabad:Almost three months after releasing crime data of 2017, National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has now released the crime data of 2018 stating that over 50 lakh cognizable crimes were registered in the year.
Crime in India has increased by 1.3% in 2018 compared to 2017 with the registration of over 50 lakh cognisable crimes, reveals NCRB.
As per the NCRB, Telangana has shown an upward trend as the number of murders, kidnaps, and crimes against women and children have increased in the state.
However, when we compare the report from 2017, we see that the overall crime rate in Telangana dips by 4.92% this year.
Also, the data states that the overall crime in the city has come down by 3.76% in 2018, compared to the previous year.
The road accidents have raised a serious concern over the need to find out the way to limit accidental deaths in the city as thee statistics shows that among 6,603 road accident deaths in 2018, at least, 5377 deaths were due to speeding.
For that matter, crime against women has increased in Hyderabad by 2.68% in 2018, besides this, the crime against children has taken a toll rise of 27.53%, compared to 2017.