NCRB - Murder: Year and Motive wise Number of Murder Cases Committed in India
This dataset presents year wise murder cases in India classified by motive. It includes motives such as political reasons, communalism, caste based violence, honour killing, dowry, personal enmity, illicit relationships, robbery or dacoity, rape, kidnapping and abduction, terrorist violence, gang rivalry, sale of body parts, witchcraft, and blind murders where motive is not known.
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Dataset - NCRB - Murder: Year and Motive wise Number of Murder Cases Committed in India
NCRB - Murder: Year and Motive wise Number of Murder Cases Committed in India
This dataset presents year wise murder cases in India classified by motive. It includes motives such as political reasons, communalism, caste based violence, honour killing, dowry, personal enmity, illicit relationships, robbery or dacoity, rape, kidnapping and abduction, terrorist violence, gang rivalry, sale of body parts, witchcraft, and blind murders where motive is not known.
The state or union territory to which the data pertains.
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The primary motive or reason for the recorded event.
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A more specific classification within the main category, if applicable.
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The absolute numerical value associated with the event.
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The unit of measurement for the value, specified as an absolute number.
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Additional contextual information or remarks about the data.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Murder: Year and Motive wise Number of Murder Cases Committed in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22516
