Cases Reported under Information Technology Act during 2015

The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India was 8045 during the year 2015. The top 10 States/UTs in terms of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act were: Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala and Bihar during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Uttar Pradesh was 2161 during the year 2015. It accounted for 26.86% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Karnataka was 1414 during the year 2015. It accounted for 17.58% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Rajasthan was 639 during the year 2015. It accounted for 7.94% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Assam was 483 during the year 2015. It accounted for 6% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Telangana was 472 during the year 2015. It accounted for 5.87% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India during the year 2015.

These top 5 states accounted for 64.25% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in India as a whole during the year 2015.

The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Andhra Pradesh was 393 (4.89% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Maharashtra was 348 (4.33% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in West Bengal was 295 (3.67% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Kerala was 248 (3.08% of All India) during the year 2015. The number of cases reported under Information Technology Act in Bihar was 212 (2.64% of All India) during the year 2015.

The above mentioned 10 states accounted for 82.86% of the number of cases reported under Information Technology 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