According to the ‘Crime in India-2024’
report released by the National Crime Records Bureau, Odisha recorded the
highest violent crime rate in India in 2024
¨ According to the ‘Crime
in India-2024’ report released by the National Crime Records Bureau, Odisha
recorded the highest violent crime rate in India in 2024.
¨
Odisha reported a violent
crime rate of 161.6 victims per lakh population.
¨
Bihar ranked second with
83 victims per lakh population.
¨ Violent crime rate is
generally measured as the number of victims or cases per lakh population.
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Odisha recorded a total
of 75,403 violent crime cases in 2024.
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In terms of total violent
crime cases, Odisha ranked fourth after Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.
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Odisha had recorded
43,566 violent crime cases in 2022 and 31,749 cases in 2023.
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A sharp rise in violent
crime cases was observed in the state in 2024.
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Odisha ranked second
nationally in the crime rate against women in 2024.
¨
The state recorded 118.3
crimes against women per lakh female population.
¨ Telangana ranked first in crime rate against women with 128.6 cases per lakh female population.
¨ Odisha recorded 33,021 cases of crimes against women in 2025.
