In 2022, there were over ** thousand murders reported across India. Furthermore, more than ** thousand attempted murder cases were filled in the country that year. A consistent increase in the attempt to murder cases were seen over the years till 2017.

In 2022, there were *** murder cases in the city of Delhi, while Mumbai had about *** murder cases reported. Personal vendetta was the major motive for murders in the capital city of Delhi.

India IN: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 3.736 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.021 Ratio for 2015. India IN: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 4.670 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.443 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 3.736 Ratio in 2016. India IN: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

India crime rate per 100K population for 2021 was 2.94, a 0.86% increase from 2020.

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<li>India crime rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>2.91</strong>, a <strong>0.53% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>India crime rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>2.93</strong>, a <strong>2.24% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>India crime rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>2.99</strong>, a <strong>1.16% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

In 2022, over 3.6 thousand homicide cases were reported in India. This was a decrease from the previous year's homicide cases. There were over 28 thousand murders reported in the south Asian country during the same time.

In 2022, there were ****** murder victims in India between the ages of 30 and 45 years. Furthermore, there were over ten thousand victims between the age of 18 and 30 years that year. In total, India recorded nearly ** thousand murders in 2022.

Data in table tells us about the year-wise number of Motives of murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The various motives mentioned in the table are- Dowry, Gain, Love Affairs/ genderual Causes, Lunacy, Other Motives, Personal Vendetta or Enmity, Property Dispute and the total data for all India from 2001-2015.

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in India was reported at 2.9363 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Intentional homicides (per 100;000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

NCRB functions as the repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators. Subsequently, NCRB was entrusted with the responsibility for monitoring, coordinating and implementing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS). NCRB also compiles and publishes National Crime Statistics i.e. Crime in India, Accidental Deaths & Suicides and also Prison Statistics. These publications serve as principal reference point by policy makers, police, criminologists, researchers and media, both in India and abroad. NCRB has been conferred with Silver award during Digital India Awards 2016 under Open Data Championship category from the Government of India for uploading Crime Statistics since 1953 on Govt. Portal.This layer contains information on violent crime incidence (crime head-wise as well as state/ UT wise) in 2022, which was published by the Bureau on their website. Along with total violent crimes, following related information are also available in the attribute table:Murder (Section 302 IPC)Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder (Section 304 IPC)Infanticide (Section 315 IPC)Foeticide (Section 316 IPC)Dowry Deaths (Section 304B IPC)Attempt to Commit Murder (Section 307 IPC)Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide (Section 308 IPC)Grievous Hurt (Sections 325, 326, 326A & 326B IPC)Kidnapping and Abduction (Sections 363-369 IPC)Rape (Section 376 IPC)Attempt to Commit Rape (Section 376 r/w 511 IPC)Rioting (Sections 147-151 & 153A IPC)Robbery (Sections 392 to 394 IPC)Dacoity (Sections 395 to 398 IPC)Arson (Sections 435 to 438 IPC)Total Violent CrimesSource: https://www.ncrb.gov.in/crime-in-india.html Crime in India statistics 2022 Pg No 197 This map layer is offered by Esri India, for ArcGIS Online subscribers. If you have any question or comments, please let us know via content@esri.in.

In 2022, there were ***** murders due to personal vendetta reported in India. Family disputes followed as the second leading cause of murder, with ***** cases. In total, there were over ** thousand murders reported in India in that year.

Historical dataset showing India murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

Number of infant deaths in India was reported at 567211 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 5-9 Years data was reported at 67,196.000 Person in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72,012.000 Person for 2018. India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 5-9 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 180,128.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 310,340.000 Person in 1990 and a record low of 67,196.000 Person in 2019. India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 5-9 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum; Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Number of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; First Nations (North American Indian); Métis; Inuk (Inuit); Indigenous person, Indigenous group unknown; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and location of homicide (total, by urban and rural area; urban area; rural area), Canada, 2014 to 2023.

India IN: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 2.672 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.712 Ratio for 2015. India IN: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 2.945 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.191 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 2.672 Ratio in 2016. India IN: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

This dataset consists of the number of deaths due to heatwaves reported by different agencies/organizations. These are listed below: 1. MoSPI or MoES: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published data on heat wave deaths in its annual Envistats report until 2021. Since 2022, the data has been collated from the Ministry of Earth Sciences since in the Envistats report, the source is mentioned as the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences. 2. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA): The data reported by this organization in some of its reports and workshop content has been collated. Values shared by Ministry of Health in the Parliament , which started recording the figures since 2015, is same as this until 2022. 3. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 4. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)'s Accidental Deaths and Suicides India report: Data on heat stroke deaths reported by police departments at state level is presented in the report, which has been collated in the dataset. 5. IMD: Data on heatwave deaths reported by the IMD in its annual reports has been collated separately since the figures are slightly different from that reported by MoSPI/MoES.

India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 10-14 Years data was reported at 68,681.000 Person in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71,179.000 Person for 2018. India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 10-14 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 119,467.500 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140,520.000 Person in 1995 and a record low of 68,681.000 Person in 2019. India IN: Number of Deaths Ages 10-14 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Number of deaths of adolescents ages 10-14 years; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum; Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

This is a public database of reported deaths that have happened as a result of the lockdown. These include deaths due to starvation and financial distress, exhaustion, accidents during migration, lack or denial of medical care, suicides, police brutality, crimes, and alcohol-withdrawal. We also have a few deaths wherein more details are needed, or where conflicting reports emerge. We put such deaths in the ‘unclassified’ category. More details.

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The dataset contains year- and state-wise compiled on the number of persons killed in road accidents which have happened in India