NCRB data highlights crime rates in Kerala during LDF, UDF govts

Every time the Left Democratic Front (LDF) came to power in Kerala, there has been an increase in violence, Arun Jaitley, Union minister for finance, defence and corporate affairs, had said on August 7. Jaitley had visited Kerala following the murder of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker on July 29. Between 2006 and 2011, when Kerala was ruled by the LDF, the number of crimes registered increased 30 per cent to 148,313 in 2010, from 105,255 in 2006, according to the data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NRCB). During the same period, the crime rate (per 100,000 people) increased 35 per cent to 424.5 in 2010, from 312.5 in 2006.

Between 2006 and 2011, an average of 365 cases of murder was registered each year. Between 2011 and 2016, when Kerala was ruled by the United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UDF), the number of crimes registered increased to 257,704 in 2015, from 172,137, according to data. During this period, the crime rate increased 40 per cent to 723.2 in 2015. Between 2011 and 2016, an average of 363 cases of murder was registered each year. Overall, the registered number of crimes and the crime rate increased each year over a decade to 2016, but the number of murder cases registered every year remained largely the same, NCRB data showed.

Source: IndiaSpend and National Crime Records Bureau