In terms of India’s murder rate in 2021, Assam has been placed in third. In 2021, Assam registered 1269 murder cases overall or a 3.4 percent rate.
This came to light following the release of data on the same by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).
Haryana is in second place with a murder rate of 3.8 percent, followed by Jharkhand with a murder rate of 4.1 percent.
The murder rate is calculated according to the number of crimes per 100,000 people.
According to the NCRB, the national average rate of murders was 2.2 per cent in 2021.
Between 2019 and 2021, Assam registered up to 3558 murder cases.
According to the data, the motive behind the highest number of murder cases (536) in the state in 2021 was unknown.
A total of 311 murders were committed due to ‘personal vendetta or enmity’, 227 due to ‘disputes’ and 105 due ‘property or land dispute’ during this period.
Additionally, nine dowry murders were reported in the state last year.
