(a) whether it is a fact that the number of crimes in the country is increasing year
after year;
(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years, State-wise; and
(c) the concrete steps taken by the Government to arrest this trend and to make the country crime free?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication ‘Crime in India’. The published reports are available till the year 2016. The State-wise details of total cognizable crimes registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are given at Annexure.
(c): ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and State Governments are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies. However, in order to facilitate police in States/UTs to effectively deal with the crimes, Government of India has inter alia taken following measures:
(i) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared “Witness Protection Scheme, 2018” in consultation with the National Legal Service Authority, Bureau of Police Research & Development and the State Governments. This scheme provides for protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment.
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(ii) A common platform for filing reports, collecting and sharing information on crime and criminal at national level, Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) has been implemented.
(iii) To make the justice delivery system speedy and transparent, an “Inter-operable Criminal Justice System” has been launched to integrate CCTNS with the court and prison databases, as well as with other pillars of the criminal justice system such as Forensics, Prosecution and Juvenile homes in a phased manner.
(iv) In order to facilitate States/UTs, an online analytic tool for police called “Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences” to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been launched.
(v) Cyber Crime Forensic Labs have been set up in several States, and training has been given to over 3,664 personnel, including 410 Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes.
(vi) In order to improve investigation, steps have been taken to strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. This includes setting up of a State-of-the-Art DNA Analysis Unit in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh. MHA has also sanctioned setting-up and upgrading of DNA Analysis units in State Forensic Science Laboratories in 13 States/ UTs.
(vii) MHA has also been providing funds to the State Governments for modernization of their Police Forces.
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