Telangana Records Most Cyber-Crime Cases For The Second Time In A Row, Shows NCRB Report
By Nidhi Jacob The number of registered cyber-crime cases in India surged by 24.4% in 2022 compared to the preceding year, the latest Crime in India report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. The crime rate (per lakh population) has increased from 3.9 in 2021 to 4.8 in 2022. India has recorded a consistent rise in cyber-crimes, escalating from 50,035 cases in 2020 to 52,974 in 2021 and further to 65,893 in 2022. For the second year in a row, Telangana recorded the highest number of cyber-crimes, a 48.5% rise from 10,303 cases in 2021 to 15,297 in 2022. The state recorded ...