Crime Against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Rise 8% In Odisha: Report
NDTV
The rate of total crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) is 28.5 per lakh population, higher than the national rate of 25, while it is 6.5 for Scheduled Tribes (STs) against a countrywide rate of 7.9, the NCRB said in its latest report.
Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes rose by over 8 per cent each in Odisha in 2020 in comparison to the previous year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
The rate of total crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) is 28.5 per lakh population, higher than the national rate of 25, while it is 6.5 for Scheduled Tribes (STs) against a countrywide rate of 7.9, the NCRB said in its latest report.
The country saw a rise of 9.4 per cent in crimes against SCs and 9.3 per cent in atrocities against STs, the 'Crime in India 2020' report, which was published on Tuesday, stated.
The number of crimes against STs in Odisha was the fourth highest in the country last year with 624 cases, registering a rise of 8.33 per cent from 2019. In case of the SCs, there were 2,046 incidents of atrocities in Odisha in 2020, a rise of 8.48 per cent from the previous year.
