STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Assam registered the third-highest murder rate of 3.4 per cent in the country in 202, with a total of 1,269 such victims.
According to data released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), Jharkhand has the highest murder rate (4.1 per cent) and the second-highest rate of murder was registered in Haryana (3.8 per cent). The rate of murder is calculated according to the number of crimes per one lakh population. As per the NCRB, the national average rate of murders was 2.2 per cent in 2021.
The data shows that between 2019 and 2021, as many as 3,558 murder cases were registered in Assam. The Assam Police recorded 1,192 cases with the number of victims being 1,269 in 2021. In 2020, 1,131 cases had been registered with 1,139 victims and in 2019, 1,235 cases were registered with 1,243 victims.
According to the data, the motive behind the highest number of murder cases (536) in the State in 2021 was unknown. A total of 311 murders were committed due to 'personal vendetta or enmity', 227 due to 'disputes' and 105 due 'property or land dispute' during this period. Nine dowry murder cases were also recorded in the State last year.
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