Cases Reported under Essential Commodities Act during 2015

The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India was 4501 during the year 2015. The top 10 States/UTs in terms of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act were: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Maharashtra was 722 during the year 2015. It accounted for 16.04% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Uttar Pradesh was 645 during the year 2015. It accounted for 14.33% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Bihar was 496 during the year 2015. It accounted for 11.02% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Karnataka was 405 during the year 2015. It accounted for 9% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in West Bengal was 330 during the year 2015. It accounted for 7.33% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India during the year 2015.

These top 5 states accounted for 57.72% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in India as a whole during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Telangana was 324 (7.2% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Madhya Pradesh was 269 (5.98% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Kerala was 197 (4.38% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Andhra Pradesh was 175 (3.89% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Essential Commodities Act in Haryana was 171 (3.8% of All India) during the year 2015.

The above mentioned 10 states accounted for 82.97% of the number of cases reported under Essential Commodities 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