Based on recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports and 2024–2025 data, these states are frequently among the highest in overall or violent crime statistics:
- Bihar — highest violent crime cases in recent NCRB data
- Maharashtra — very high total crime numbers due to population and urban crime
- Uttar Pradesh — highest absolute number of cases in many categories
- Odisha — among highest violent crime rates per lakh population
- Haryana — high overall crime rate per lakh population
- Rajasthan — high crimes against women and violent crime
- West Bengal — high crimes against women caseloads
- Madhya Pradesh — consistently high violent crime and women-related crime
- Telangana — rising cybercrime and suicide-related statistics
- Assam — high crime rates in several NCRB categories
Odisha ranks top 4 in violent crime: NCRB
In fact, Odisha recorded the highest rate of violent crimes in the country in 2024. Crime rate is calculated on the number of offences/victims per lakh population, using the mid-year projected population.
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