NCRB - Kidnapping and Abduction: Year, Victim Type, Gender and Purpose wise Distribution of Kidnapping and Abduction Victims
This dataset presents year wise distribution of kidnapped and abducted victims by victim type, gender, and purpose of kidnapping and abduction. Purposes include for ransom, for murder, for marriage, for illicit intercourse, for prostitution, for begging, for adoption, for domestic servitude, for forced labour or slavery, for sale, for selling body parts, for recovery of loans, for revenge, family disputes, land or property disputes, unlawful activities, camel racing, wrongful confinement, and other motives. It also includes total kidnapped and abducted victims and total recovered alive, offering insights into the underlying motives behind kidnapping and abduction incidents.
NCRB - Kidnapping and Abduction: Year, Victim Type, Gender and Purpose wise Distribution of Kidnapping and Abduction Victims
This dataset presents year wise distribution of kidnapped and abducted victims by victim type, gender, and purpose of kidnapping and abduction. Purposes include for ransom, for murder, for marriage, for illicit intercourse, for prostitution, for begging, for adoption, for domestic servitude, for forced labour or slavery, for sale, for selling body parts, for recovery of loans, for revenge, family disputes, land or property disputes, unlawful activities, camel racing, wrongful confinement, and other motives. It also includes total kidnapped and abducted victims and total recovered alive, offering insights into the underlying motives behind kidnapping and abduction incidents.
Rows: 3609
Columns: 8
Time period: 2001 to 2011, 2013 to 2019, 2021 to 2023
Last Updated: 02 January 2026
Data preview
year
purpose_of_kidnapping
category
victim_type
gender
value
unit
note
2023
For Unlawful Activity
Petty Crimes (Theft etc)
Child
Female
1
value in absolute number
2023
For Unlawful Activity
Drug Pedling/Smuggling
Adult
Male
5
value in absolute number
2023
Deemed Kidnapped
Elopement/Love Relationship
Child
Total
9251
value in absolute number
2023
Family Disputes
Total
Child
Total
3109
value in absolute number
2023
Land Or Property/Civil Disputes
Total
Child
Total
39
value in absolute number
2023
Other Motives/Purposes
Total
Child
Total
18181
value in absolute number
2023
Total Recovered Alive
Total
Child
Total
87563
value in absolute number
2023
For Murder
Total
Adult
Male
52
value in absolute number
2023
For Ransom
Total
Adult
Male
275
value in absolute number
2023
For Revenge
Total
Adult
Male
168
value in absolute number
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Metadata
Number of Rows3609
Number of Columns8
Time Period2001 to 2011, 2013 to 2019, 2021 to 2023
The calendar year to which the kidnapping and abduction case statistics pertain.
purpose_of_kidnapping
String
24
3609
The stated purpose or motive behind the kidnapping or abduction, such as unlawful activity, family disputes, or land, property and civil disputes.
category
String
10
3609
A finer classification of the kidnapping purpose or motive used to group cases, including aggregate total rows.
victim_type
String
3
3609
Whether the victim of the kidnapping or abduction was a child or an adult.
gender
String
4
3609
The gender of the kidnapping or abduction victim, including aggregate total rows.
value
Float64
1343
3597
The number of reported kidnapping and abduction cases for the given year, purpose, category, victim type, and gender.
unit
String
1
3609
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, expressed as absolute counts.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or clarifying annotations accompanying the kidnapping and abduction case records.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Kidnapping and Abduction: Year, Victim Type, Gender and Purpose wise Distribution of Kidnapping and Abduction Victims [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22507