Delhi registered 201 crimes by foreigners in 2024, up from 130 in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
The national capital accounted for the highest number of such cases among union territories, the data released on Wednesday showed.
In 2022, Delhi reported 256 cases involving foreign nationals. While the figure dipped sharply in 2023, it rose again in 2024, by over 54 per cent year-on-year.
The chargesheeting rate in Delhi stood at 99 per cent in 2024, higher than the national average of 96.7 per cent, indicating a high rate of completion of police investigations in such cases.
Across the country, 2,792 cases of crimes committed by foreigners were registered in 2024, up from 2,546 cases in 2023 and 2,100 cases in 2022, the NCRB figures showed.
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Among states, West Bengal recorded the highest number of such cases at 992, followed by Maharashtra with 386 and Tripura with 276.
Tamil Nadu registered 139 such cases during the year.
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