Cases Reported under Wildlife Protection Act during 2015

The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India was 829 during the year 2015. The top 10 States/UTs in terms of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act were: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Rajasthan was 239 during the year 2015. It accounted for 28.83% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Uttar Pradesh was 234 during the year 2015. It accounted for 28.23% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Assam was 74 during the year 2015. It accounted for 8.93% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Karnataka was 74 during the year 2015. It accounted for 8.93% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in West Bengal was 50 during the year 2015. It accounted for 6.03% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India during the year 2015.

These top 5 states accounted for 80.95% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India as a whole during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Jharkhand was 34 (4.1% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Gujarat was 20 (2.41% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Maharashtra was 20 (2.41% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Uttarakhand was 14 (1.69% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in Chhattisgarh was 12 (1.45% of All India) during the year 2015.

The above mentioned 10 states accounted for 93.01% of the number of cases reported under Wildlife Protection Act in India as a whole during the year 2015.

Note: NA: Not Available; I: refers to Cases Reported; V: refers to No. of Victims in registered cases; R: refers to Crime Rate.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/crime-india-2015

Resource Title: State & UT-wise Cases Reported (I), Victims(V) & Rate (R) of Cognizable Crimes(SLL) under Different Crime Heads During 2015