NCRB - Cyber Crimes: Year and Crime Head wise Number of Cyber Crimes Committed in India under IT Act, IPC and SLL
This dataset provides year and crime head wise statistics on cyber crimes reported in India under the Information Technology Act (IT Act), Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Special and Local Laws (SLL). It covers offences such as online fraud, identity theft, cyber stalking, online cheating, data theft, ransomware, hacking, publishing obscene or sexually explicit content, child sexual abuse material, cyber terrorism, online banking and card frauds, fake news, and cyber blackmailing.
NCRB - Cyber Crimes: Year and Crime Head wise Number of Cyber Crimes Committed in India under IT Act, IPC and SLL
This dataset provides year and crime head wise statistics on cyber crimes reported in India under the Information Technology Act (IT Act), Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Special and Local Laws (SLL). It covers offences such as online fraud, identity theft, cyber stalking, online cheating, data theft, ransomware, hacking, publishing obscene or sexually explicit content, child sexual abuse material, cyber terrorism, online banking and card frauds, fake news, and cyber blackmailing.
Rows: 605
Columns: 8
Time period: 2002 to 2023
Last Updated: 10 December 2025
Data preview
year
state
crime_head
crime_type
crime_category
value
unit
note
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)
Other Sections 67 IT Act
1120
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Un-authorized access/attempt to access to protected computer system (Sec.70)
Total
1
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Interception or Monitoring or decryption of Information (Sec.69)
Total
1
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)
Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)
2168
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)
Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries (Sec.67C)
23
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)
Publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67B)
1472
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences Under IT Act
Other Sections of IT Act
Total
44237
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences under IPC Crimes (Involving Communication Devices as Medium/Target or r/w IT Act)
Abetment of Suicide (Online) (Sec.305/306 IPC)
Total
30
value in absolute number
2023
All India
Offences under IPC Crimes (Involving Communication Devices as Medium/Target or r/w IT Act)
Cyber Stalking/ Bullying of Women/ Children (Sec.354D IPC)
The calendar year for which the cyber crime statistics were recorded.
state
String
1
605
The state or union territory the crime data pertains to; 'All India' indicates a national-level aggregate.
crime_head
String
4
605
The broad legal head under which the cyber offence falls, such as offences under the Information Technology Act.
crime_type
String
44
605
The specific cyber offence, including the relevant legal section, such as unauthorized access or transmission of obscene content in electronic form.
crime_category
String
22
605
The category grouping of the cyber offence, which may also include aggregate rows such as totals.
value
Float64
330
605
The number of cyber crimes committed for the given year, state, and offence classification.
unit
String
1
605
The measurement unit of the reported value, expressed as an absolute number of cases.
note
String
1
0
Optional supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Cyber Crimes: Year and Crime Head wise Number of Cyber Crimes Committed in India under IT Act, IPC and SLL [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22358
