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 calendar year to which the reported figures pertain.
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The geographic area the record covers, such as an individual state or the aggregated All India level.
category
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The motive attributed to the reported crime, such as political reasons, honour killing, casteism, class conflict, or illicit relationship.
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An optional finer breakdown of the motive category, provided where a further classification exists.
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The absolute count of reported incidents for the given year, area, and motive.
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The unit of measurement for the reported figure, expressed as a value in absolute number.
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Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the record, when applicable.
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
