Cases Registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during 2014

The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act: 1985 in India was 46923 during the year 2014. The top 10 states in terms of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act were: Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Maharashtra was 14622 during the year 2014. It accounted for 31.16% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Punjab was 14483 during the year 2014. It accounted for 30.87% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India during the year 2014. In case of the state of Punjab, the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act: 1985 was 52.07% of the total number of cases registered under Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes in Punjab state itself during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Uttar Pradesh was 5742 during the year 2014. It accounted for 12.24% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Kerala was 2239 during the year 2014. It accounted for 4.77% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Tamil Nadu was 1413 during the year 2014. It accounted for 3.01% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India during the year 2014.

These top 5 states accounted for 82.05% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in India as a whole during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in West Bengal was 1158 (2.47% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Haryana was 1012 (2.16% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Rajasthan was 823 (1.75% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Madhya Pradesh was 712 (1.52% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Himachal Pradesh was 644 (1.37% of All India) during the year 2014.

The above mentioned top 10 states accounted for 91.32% of the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act: 1985 in India as a whole during the year 2014.

Note: Figures are in number; Source: Crime in India 2014, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).