Subscribe for notification
Categories: Fashion

What Are The Most Common Motives For Murders In India? Data Reveals

India recorded a total of 28,522 murder cases in 2022, an average of 78 killings every day or more than three every hour, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The number of murder cases, however, came down from 29,272 in 2021 and 29,193 in 2020, the report titled “Crime in India-2022” showed.

Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of FIRs of murder at 3,491 in 2022 followed by Bihar (2,930), Maharashtra (2,295), Madhya Pradesh (1,978), Rajasthan (1,834), and West Bengal (1,696), data by the government agency showed.

ALSO READ | This City Has Been Declared Safest In India For 3rd Consecutive Year

According to the NCRB, Sikkim (9), Nagaland (21), Mizoram (31), Goa (44), and Manipur (47) were the states with the least number of murder cases in 2022.

Among Union Territories, Delhi reported 509 cases of murder in 2022 followed by Jammu and Kashmir (99), Puducherry (30), Chandigarh (18), Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu (16), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (7), Ladakh (5) and Lakshadweep (Zero).

95.4 per cent of victims of murder were adults.

Of the total victims, 8,125 were female, while men constituted about 70 per cent. Nine third-gender persons were also among the murder victims last year.

Motives Behind Murder Cases In India

‘Disputes’ with 9,962 cases was the motive in the highest number of murder cases in 2022, the data showed.

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases of disputes at 1,130, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,045), Bihar (980), Madhya Pradesh (726) and Uttar Pradesh (710).

After disputes, ‘personal vendetta or enmity’ was on the list with as many as 3,761 such cases reported last year. Bihar (804), Madhya Pradesh (364) and Karnataka (353) topped that list.

ALSO READ | 294 Kidnapping Cases Daily In Country In 2022, Maximum In UP

According to the NCRB data, dowry, witchcraft, child/human sacrifice, communal/religious, casteism, political reason, class conflict, honour killing, and love affairs were the other motives.

Family disputes, illicit relationships, extremism/insurgency, robberies, gang rivalry, property/land disputes, and petty quarrels were also the motives behind the murders in 2022.

Recent Posts

South Korea Court Jails Ex-Fiance Of Olympic Medalist For 13 Years

A South Korean appellate court on Thursday sentenced a former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist…

60 mins ago

Trump Pick Matt Gaetz Withdraws As Nominee For US Attorney General

Scandal-plagued Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be US attorney general,…

1 hour ago

Maharashtra Chief Minister Pick Proves Contentious For Both Ruling, Opposition Camps

Even before the first votes are counted in Maharashtra, fissures have emerged within the ruling…

1 hour ago

India Blocks 17,000 WhatsApp Accounts Of Hackers From South-East Asia

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Department of Telecommunication (DoT) have blocked at least…

1 hour ago

“Dark Moment”: Israeli Envoy On World Court’s ‘Arrest Netanyahu Order’

The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s move to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

1 hour ago

“We Should Aspire For World Peace, Lord Buddha Can Inspire Us”: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday emphasised the need to embrace the philosophy of Buddha…

2 hours ago