There has been an increase in crimes against women and swimming in other serious crimes reported in Tamil Nadu in 2020, even though the year saw a five-fold increase in cases listed under the IPC, most of the Covid-19 protocol violations.
The latest National Crime Records (NCRB) Bureau report said that in 2019, the country recorded 1,68,116 cases recognized under the Indian criminal code, in 2020, the number jumped to 8.91,700.
In Chennai, the number of IPC cases recorded reached 18,108 in 2019 and these cases rose to 88,388 cases in 2020.
A senior police officer said Covid protocol violators were ordered under the IPC 188 section (disobedience with the command announced by public public.
, 269 (anyone who is illegally or negligent act on whatever action, and what he knows or has a reason to believe, the possibility of spreading infection in any disease that is harmful to life), and 271 (disobedience to rule quarantine).
This led to a sudden increase, the third highest in this country after Gujarat and Kerala.
The report said, Gujarat inhaled 97.1% of the case, Kerala 94.7% and Tamil Nadu 91.7%.
There is an increase in the state In the case of attacks on women and sexual harassment.
While in 2019, 803 cases were registered for incidents related to attacks on women with the intention for the MA Rah, in 2020, 892 registered cases.
While 87 cases of sexual abuse were recorded in 2019, in 2020, the number was 115.
However, violent crimes such as murder, in addition to theft, theft and robbery declined.
For example, 2019 saw 1,745 murder cases and 1,826 people were injured in physical attacks; In 2020, the appropriate number was 1,661 and 1,741.
There was little increase in murder efforts, with 2,548 cases recorded in 2020 compared to 2,478 in 2019.
The total number of injury cases (simple and sad) were recorded in 2020 was 36,569 as against 39,050 in 2019, recorded 3% reducing.
The major kidnapping and kidnapping case saw a 1% decline from 2019 to 2020.