India logged about 5 million cognizable crimes a year before 2020, then cases spiked to a peak of 6.6 million in 2020 as lockdown rules were enforced. The annual total eased back to 5.9 million by 2024, holding a crime rate near 420 per 100,000 people.
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National Crime Records Bureau (2024). Table 1A: Cognizable Crimes — processed by The Maps Daily
National Crime Records Bureau (2024). Table 1A: Cognizable Crimes. New Delhi: Government of India. processed by The Maps Daily
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