Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year wise and cause wise data on the number of unnatural deaths of prisoners in Indian jails. The deaths are further classified by suicide, execution, murder by inmates, deaths due to asssault by outside elements, deaths due to firing, deaths due to negligence by jail personnel, accidental deaths and others.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year, Cause

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

190

Number of Columns

Sources

Prison Statistics India, NCRB

Time Period

2001 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	cause_of_death	value	unit
2023	All India	Murder By Inmates	8	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Deaths due to Assault by Outside Elements	1	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Suicide	96	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Execution	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Accidental Deaths	12	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Others	33	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Total	150	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Deaths due to Firing	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Deaths due to Negligence / Excess By Jail Personnel	0	value in absolute number
2022	All India	Total	159	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	23	23	Int64	190
state	1	1	String	190
cause_of_death	10	10	String	190
value	67	67	Float64	190
unit	1	1	String	190
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Unnatural Deaths in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23045

NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Unnatural Deaths in Jails