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On 30 July 2026, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment tabled in the Rajya Sabha five-year NCRB data on crimes against Scheduled Castes registered under the SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statistics, covering the period from 2020 to 2024, were furnished by Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Ramdas Athawale and provided insights into registration of cases, convictions, arrests, charge sheeting and trial pendency across the country.<\/p>\n

NCRB’s Crime in India<\/span> publication1<\/sup><\/a> is the authoritative source of crime statistics and continues to inform policy measures concerning the safety and security of Scheduled Castes communities.<\/p>\n

Key Highlights<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    Cases registered under the SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act rose from 45,995 in 2020 to a five-year high of 53,372 in 2023, before moderating to 48,669 in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Convictions reached a five-year high of 5,192 cases in 2024, nearly doubling from 2,613 cases recorded in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    The number of persons convicted more than doubled during the period, increasing from 4,855 in 2020 to 10,839 in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    The number of persons chargesheeted reached its highest level in 2023, when 90,664 persons were chargesheeted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Pending trials continued to increase over the five-year period, reaching a high of 2,87,694 cases in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    NCRB Data (2020-2024):<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Cases Registered (CR)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Cases Chargesheeted (CCS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Cases Pending Investigation at Year-End (CPIEY)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Cases Convicted (CON)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Persons Arrested (PAR)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Persons Chargesheeted (PCS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Persons Convicted (PCV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Cases Pending Trial at Year-End (CPTEY)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    45,995<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    36,178<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    17,113<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2,613<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    61,925<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    75,238<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    4,855<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    1,77,379<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    2021<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 45,800-46,100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    37,123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 16,300-16,400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2,848<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 58,700-58,800<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 74,000-74,100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    5,141<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 2,05,800-2,06,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    52,866<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 42,000-42,900<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 17,000-17,200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    4,876<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 65,000-65,150<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 84,074-84,145<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 9,070-9,080<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    approx 2,33,500-2,33,750<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    53,372<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    45,439<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    14,634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    4,691<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    61,747<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    90,664<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    7,858<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2,62,554<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    48,669<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    40,614<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    14,918<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    5,192<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    55,286<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    84,215<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    10,839<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2,87,694<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n

    1.<\/a> https:\/\/www.ncrb.gov.in\/crime-in-india.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    NCRB statistics on offences registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 reveal sustained case registrations over the past five years, alongside a sharp increase in convictions and persons convicted in 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