What Are The Most Typical Reasons In India For Murders? Information Shows
New Delhi: According to the most recent data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), India registered 28,522 murder cases in total in 2022. This equates to an average of 78 deaths per day or more than three per hour. However, according to the “Crime in India-2022” report, the number of murder cases decreased from 29,272 in 2021 to 29,193 in 2020.
According to statistics from the government office, Uttar Pradesh had the greatest number of murder FIRs in 2022—3,491—followed by Bihar (2,930), Maharashtra (2,295), Madhya Pradesh (1,978), Rajasthan (1,834), and West Bengal (1,696).
The states with the fewest murder cases in 2022 were Sikkim (9), Nagaland (21), Mizoram (31), Goa (44), and Manipur (47), according to the NCRB.
The Union Territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir (99), Puducherry (30), Chandigarh (18), Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu (16), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (7), Ladakh (5), and Lakshadweep (zero) recorded the highest number of murder cases in 2022.
Adults made up 95.4% of murder victims.
Out of all the casualties, 8,125 were women, and almost 70% were males. Nine people who identify as third gender were also murdered in the previous year.
Reasons for Murder Cases According to the report, “Disputes” accounted for 9,962 incidents in India in 2022, making it the most common motivation for murder cases.
With 1,130 conflicts, Maharashtra had the most, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,045), Bihar (980), Madhya Pradesh (726), and Uttar Pradesh (710).
Following disagreements, 3,761 occurrences of “personal vendetta or enmity” were recorded in the previous year. On top of the list were Madhya Pradesh (364), Karnataka (353), and Bihar (804).
The NCRB data indicated that additional reasons included honor killing, class struggle, casteism, communal/religious beliefs, witchcraft, dowry, child/human sacrifice, and romantic relationships.
The 2022 killings were also motivated by family conflicts, extramarital affairs, radicalism/insurgency, robbery, gang rivalry, property/land disputes, and small-time arguments.
