Year-wise Number of Cases registered against Juveniles under Special and Local Laws
The dataset contains year-wise number of cases registered against juveniles (Juvenile delinquency) under special and local laws (SLL), such as Arms Act, Excise Act, Explosive Act, Gambling Act, Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, Indian Railways Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotic Substances Acts, Other Crimes, Prohibition Act, etc.
Note: As per revised definition of Juvenile Justice Act 2000, the boys in the age group 16-18 years have also been considered as Juveniles.
Year-wise Number of Cases registered against Juveniles under Special and Local Laws
The dataset contains year-wise number of cases registered against juveniles (Juvenile delinquency) under special and local laws (SLL), such as Arms Act, Excise Act, Explosive Act, Gambling Act, Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, Indian Railways Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotic Substances Acts, Other Crimes, Prohibition Act, etc.
Note: As per revised definition of Juvenile Justice Act 2000, the boys in the age group 16-18 years have also been considered as Juveniles.
Rows: 372
Columns: 7
Time period: 2001 to 2022
Last Updated: 22 July 2025
Data preview
year
state
crime_category
sll_violated
value
unit
note
2022
All India
Crime Against Women Related Acts
Dowry Prohibition Act
1
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Crime Against Women Related Acts
Immoral Traffic Prevention Act
1
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Children Related Acts
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
2356
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Children Related Acts
Juvenile Justice Act
12
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Children Related Acts
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
4
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Children Related Acts
Child Labour Act
1
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Children Related Acts
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
1
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Related Acts
SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, for crimes against SCs
4
value in absolute number
2022
All India
Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Related Acts
SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, for crimes against STs
The calendar year to which the juvenile crime record data pertains.
state
String
1
372
The geographic area the data covers, such as an Indian state or union territory, with 'All India' indicating a national-level aggregate.
crime_category
String
16
372
The broad category of crime or related acts under which the juvenile case is classified.
sll_violated
String
48
350
The specific Special and Local Law (SLL) violated in the reported juvenile case.
value
Int64
202
372
The absolute number of juveniles recorded for the given crime category and law violated in that year.
unit
String
1
372
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as an absolute number.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or annotations associated with the record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). Year-wise Number of Cases registered against Juveniles under Special and Local Laws [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/762
