NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year wise Number of Prisoner Sucides by Types of Means Used in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and mode of suicide wise data on the number of prisoners died by suicide in Indian jails. The modes are hanging, poisoning, self injury, drug overdoes, electrocution, and others.
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Dataset - NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year wise Number of Prisoner Sucides by Types of Means Used in Jails
NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year wise Number of Prisoner Sucides by Types of Means Used in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and mode of suicide wise data on the number of prisoners died by suicide in Indian jails. The modes are hanging, poisoning, self injury, drug overdoes, electrocution, and others.
The calendar year to which the inmate suicide statistics pertain.
state
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The state or union territory for which the data is reported; 'All India' denotes a national-level aggregate.
mode
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The method or manner by which inmates died by suicide, such as hanging, poisoning, electrocution, or self injury.
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The absolute number of inmates who died by suicide through the specified mode in the given year.
unit
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The unit of measurement for the reported figures, expressed as absolute numbers.
note
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Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year wise Number of Prisoner Sucides by Types of Means Used in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23041