India has seen a rise in crime since 2014, the national crime rate which has gone from 367.5 in 2014 to 379.3 in 2016 , according to the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on 30 November.

Uttar Pradesh recorded 9.5 percent of the total cases of crimes registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh (8.9 percent), Maharashtra (8.8 percent) and Kerala (8.7 percent).

Joint Director in the NCRB Surendra Panwar said a total of 48,31,515 cognisable crimes comprising 29,75,711 Indian Penal Code crimes and 18,55,804 special and local laws crimes were reported in 2016, showing an increase of 2.6 percent over 2015 (47,10,676 cases).