Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year wise data on number of Indian detained prisoners in Indian jails.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

140

Number of Columns

Sources

Prison Statistics India, NCRB

Time Period

2016 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	age_group	gender	value	unit
2023	All India	30 to 50 years	Female	43	value in absolute number
2023	All India	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	18 to 30 years	Female	12	value in absolute number
2023	All India	30 to 50 years	Male	1713	value in absolute number
2023	All India	18 to 30 years	Total	1877	value in absolute number
2023	All India	18 to 30 years	Male	1865	value in absolute number
2023	All India	16 to 18 years	Female	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	16 to 18 years	Male	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	16 to 18 years	Total	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	16 to 18 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	8	8	Int64	140
state	1	1	String	140
age_group	5	5	String	140
gender	4	4	String	140
value	94	94	Float64	140
unit	1	1	String	140
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Indian Prisoner Statistics: Year wise Number of Indian Detenues in Indian Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22994

NCRB - Indian Prisoner Statistics: Year wise Number of Indian Detenues in Indian Jails