Agartala: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed a decreasing rate in overall crime in Tripura, indicating a mixed but improving crime scenario in the state, with fluctuations in serious offences like murder.According to the NCRB, the total number of cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS), and Special & Local Laws (SLL) in Tripura was 4,532 in 2022. This increased to 5,002 in 2023, and then declined to 4,033 in 2024.The state also reported an improved chargesheeting rate of 79.7% in 2024, suggesting enhanced investigative outcomes. The report further elaborates that crimes against senior citizens showed a significant decline, with 12 cases reported in 2022, 10 in 2023, and only 5 in 2024.Similarly, atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) remained minimal, with two cases recorded in 2022 and none in 2023 and 2024.On the other hand, murder cases showed fluctuation over the years, with 109 cases in 2022, 101 in 2023, and an increase to 116 in 2024.The data also indicates a sharp decline in kidnapping and abduction cases in 2024, with 105 cases in 2022, rising to 132 in 2023, and then dropping sharply to 50 in 2024.Cybercrime figures showed variation, with 30 cases reported in 2020, 36 in 2022, and 33 in 2023, indicating a stable to slightly declining trend in recent years. Crimes against women also decreased gradually, with 752 cases registered in 2022 and 716 in 2024.Offences against the state numbered 30 in 2022, reduced to 16 in 2023, and slightly increased to 22 in 2024. Only one case of crime against foreign nationals was reported during this period in 2023.
