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Delhi records marginal dip in murder cases in 2024: NCRB data

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Delhi recorded a marginal decline in murder cases in 2024, with 504 incidents reported during the year as against 506 in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data 2024.

The national capital registered 509 murder cases in 2022.

The NCRB’s “Crime in India 2024” report showed that Delhi’s murder rate stood at 2.3 per lakh population in 2024, which was higher than the national average of 1.9.

The report estimated Delhi’s mid-year projected population at 2.18 crore in 2024.

According to the data, the charge-sheeting rate in murder cases in Delhi stood at 90.8 per cent in 2024, indicating that police filed charge sheets in the majority of cases investigated during the year.

Among Union Territories, Delhi recorded the highest number of murder cases in absolute terms.

Chandigarh reported 22 murder cases, while Jammu and Kashmir registered 90 cases during the same period.

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At the national level, a total of 27,049 murder cases were registered in 2024, compared to 27,721 in 2023 and 28,522 in 2022, the report stated.

The overall national charge-sheeting rate in murder cases stood at 84.7 per cent in 2024.

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