How do you access Crime in India data?

Crime in India is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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NCRB Crime

Crime in India

Name: Crime in India
Creator: NCRB

Crime in India is used to study police-recorded crime counts and rates published by NCRB.

Open downloadLargeGood starting dataset

crime policing gender

Host / institution

NCRB · NCRB

Geography

India, state, city

Time coverage

Annual official series

Update frequency

Annual

What this is best for

Official annual crime reference

Main limitations

PDF tables; reporting artifacts across states

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Crime in India used for?: Official annual crime reference
How do you access Crime in India data?: Crime in India is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Crime in India cover?: Geography: India, state, city. Time coverage: Annual official series.
What are the main limitations of Crime in India?: PDF tables; reporting artifacts across states

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

Live-fetched www.ncrb.gov.in (2026-07-09): Home | National Crime Records Bureau. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
IPC / SLL cases	Offences by legal category	Crime type
Victims	Victim counts and categories	Victims
State / UT	State and UT tables	Geography
City tables	City-level crime tables	Geography
Police categories	Police-reported classifications	System

Formats

PDF

Technical tags

PDF reportannual

Example uses

Crime trends and gender-violence monitoring

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra · et al. · American Economic Journal Applied Economics · 2012
Analyzes Crime in India data in the context of: "The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Crime in India
S. M. Edwardes · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1924
Analyzes Crime in India data in the context of: "Crime in India".
Working paperAnalyzes data
The Power of Political Voice: Women’s Political Representation and Crime in India
Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra · et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2011
Analyzes Crime in India data in the context of: "The Power of Political Voice: Women’s Political Representation and Crime in India".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.