NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Accidental Deaths of Prisoners in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and cause wise number of accidental deaths of prisoners in Indian jails. The accidental deaths are classified into deaths due to forces of nature and deaths other than forces of nature such as snake bite, electrocution, drowning, accidental fall, burn injuries, road/train accident, drugs or alcohol consumption and others.
NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Accidental Deaths of Prisoners in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and cause wise number of accidental deaths of prisoners in Indian jails. The accidental deaths are classified into deaths due to forces of nature and deaths other than forces of nature such as snake bite, electrocution, drowning, accidental fall, burn injuries, road/train accident, drugs or alcohol consumption and others.
The calendar year to which the inmate data pertains.
state
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The geographic area the record covers, such as a specific state or an All India aggregate.
cause
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The broad category of cause affecting inmates, distinguishing between forces of nature and forces other than nature.
sub_cause
String
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The specific cause under the broader category, such as road or train accidents, burn injuries, or snake bites; 'Total' rows aggregate across sub-causes.
value
Int64
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91
The absolute number of inmates recorded for the given year, cause, and sub-cause.
unit
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The unit of measurement for the reported value, given as an absolute number.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or supplementary annotations associated with the record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Accidental Deaths of Prisoners in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23033
