Cases Reported under Arms Act; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; and Gambling Act from 2011 to 2015

The number of cases reported under the Arms Act, 1959 in 2011 was 62329. The number of cases reported under the Arms Act in 2012 was 55376. It recorded -11.16% decline over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Arms Act in 2013 was 54362. It recorded -1.83% decline over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Arms Act in 2014 was 55255. It recorded 1.64% growth over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Arms Act in 2015 was 53300. It recorded -3.54% decline over the previous year.

The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in 2011 was 25785. The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2012 was 29247. It recorded 13.43% growth over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2013 was 34668. It recorded 18.54% growth over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2014 was 46923. It recorded 35.35% growth over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2015 was 50796. It recorded 8.25% growth over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has steadily increased over the years. The total number of cases reported under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has almost doubled in the period from 2011 to 2015.

The number of cases reported under the Gambling Act, 1867 in 2011 was 154335. The number of cases reported under the Gambling Act in 2012 was 140302. It recorded -9.09% decline over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Gambling Act in 2013 was 131634. It recorded -6.18% decline over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Gambling Act in 2014 was 125494. It recorded -4.66% decline over the previous year. The number of cases reported under the Gambling Act in 2015 was 130134. It recorded 3.7% growth over the previous year.

Note: NA: Not Available; Due to technical limitations Crime Committed against Children and SC/ST has been calculated on the basis of Total Population instead of Children and SC/ST Population respectively.