Maharashtra records highest number of 24,171 cases in crimes against children: NCRB report

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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report reveals that Maharashtra had the highest fig — 24,171 cases — of cases registered related to crimes against children successful 2024, and successful crimes against women, Mumbai registered 6,358 cases, 2nd to Delhi metropolis that had topped the country.

Maharashtra topped crimes against children with 24,171 cases, followed by UP with 22,222 cases.

According to NCRB’s ‘Crime successful India 2024’ report, Maharashtra stood 2nd successful cases related to crimes against women- 47,954 cases. Mumbai registered the highest fig of FIRs concerning crimes against women, Pune was 2nd astatine 2,631 cases, followed by Nagpur, which recorded 1,513 cases. Uttar Pradesh topped the database with 66,398 cases. 

“The superior presumption that the upward plaything successful constabulary information indicates an summation successful transgression and frankincense a reflection of the ineffectiveness of the constabulary is fallacious,” NCRB stated successful the report. 

The cases recorded concerning intersexual offences against minors, economical and cyber offences, bespeak that the transgression successful Maharashtra has increased.

In 2023, 8,103 cases were recorded, portion successful 2024, 9,922 cases were recorded, indicating that cybercrime has accrued successful Maharashtra. Mumbai unsocial registered 4,939 cases, and Bangalore topped the database with 17,561 cases. The State recorded 403 cases of cyber stalking and 2,827 cases of cyber fraud. The 27,981 cases person been pending probe since 2023 and 2024.

Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Anti Corruption Bureau recorded 721 cases successful 2024, a alteration from past year’s 812. In 2024, the authorities stood 3rd successful economical offences with 20,083 cases; Telangana and Rajasthan recorded 39,127 and 27,637, respectively. Mumbai saw 7,771 economical offences, including transgression breach of trust, forgery, cheating, and fraud.

Published - May 09, 2026 02:04 p.m. IST

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