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Police sent 82.0% of the atrocity cases they disposed of in 2024 to court, and closed 6,055 as false

Of the cases of crimes against Scheduled Castes the police investigate each year, how many are chargesheeted, how many are closed with a final report, and where?

By The Dalit ProjectUPDATED OCTOBER 8, 2026

Key takeaways

In 2024, police chargesheeted 45,023 of the 72,169 cases of crimes against Scheduled Castes before them and closed 6,055 with a final report calling them false. Exhibit 1
From 2017 to 2024, police chargesheeted between 78.5% and 82.6% of the cases they disposed of each year. Exhibit 2
Rajasthan’s police closed 3,676 of the all-India 6,055 cases closed as false in 2024 (60.7%). Exhibit 3
Of the States and UTs whose police disposed of 5 or more cases, 8 closed a larger share as false than the all-India 11.0% in 2024. Exhibit 4

Every case of crime against Scheduled Castes (the official list of Dalit communities under India’s Constitution) that the police had to investigate in each year from 2017 to 2024, all India, and by State and Union Territory (UT) for 2024, as the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports it. A case is chargesheeted when the police send it to court for trial, and closed with a final report when they end it without one.

of cases the police disposed of in 2024 were chargesheeted: 82.0%
cases closed as false in 2024, of 9,855 closed with a final report: 6,055

Exhibit 1
Police chargesheeted 45,023 of the 72,169 cases of crimes against Scheduled Castes before them in 2024, and closed 6,055 with a final report calling them false
Every case the police had to investigate in 2024, carried over or newly registered, by where it stood at the year’s end, all India. Chargesheeted cases are in the accent colour.
Bars: 72,169 cases for investigation in 2024. Chargesheeted 45,023; Still under investigation at the year’s end 17,164; Final report: false 6,055; Final report: true but insufficient evidence, untraced or no clue 2,013; Final report: mistake of fact or of law, or civil dispute 1,696; Quashed at investigation stage 77; Ended as non-cognizable 71; Transferred to another State or agency 40; Abated during investigation 20; Withdrawn by the government 7; Not investigated 3.
1. Chargesheeted45,023
2. Still under investigation at the year’s end17,164
3. Final report: false6,055
4. Final report: true but insufficient evidence, untraced or no clue2,013
5. Final report: mistake of fact or of law, or civil dispute1,696
6. Quashed at investigation stage77
7. Ended as non-cognizable71
8. Transferred to another State or agency40
9. Abated during investigation20
10. Withdrawn by the government7
11. Not investigated3
Note: These are cases the police registered. Complaints the police never registered are in no NCRB table. A final report is the police’s own conclusion that a case should close; the table does not say whether a court accepted it. “Ended as non-cognizable”: found not to be an offence the police can investigate without a magistrate’s order. “Abated”: ended because the accused died.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India 2024, Volume II, Table 7A.3. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026.
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Exhibit 2

From 2017 to 2024, police chargesheeted between 78.5% and 82.6% of the cases they disposed of each year; the share closed as false went from 9.4% to 11.0%

Cases chargesheeted, and cases closed with a final report calling them false, as a share of all cases the police disposed of that year, all India, %.

Cases chargesheeted, and cases closed with a final report calling them false, as a share of all cases the police disposed of that year, all India, %.
Year	Chargesheeted	Closed as false
2017	82.6%	9.4%
2018	81.3%	9.9%
2019	78.5%	12.4%
2020	80.6%	12.0%
2021	80.0%	12.0%
2022	79.9%	12.9%
2023	81.2%	11.5%
2024	82.0%	11.0%

Note: The chargesheeted share is NCRB’s own chargesheeting rate. NCRB’s 2024 edition counts crimes under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in place of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), so 2024 may not compare directly with earlier years.

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India 2017 to 2024, Volume II, Table 7A.3 in each edition. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026.

Exhibit 3
Rajasthan’s police closed 3,676 cases as false in 2024, 60.7% of the all-India 6,055; Haryana came next with 466
Cases of crimes against Scheduled Castes closed with a final report calling them false, by State and UT, 2024. The 18 States and UTs with none are left out.
Bars: Rajasthan 3,676; Haryana 466; Telangana 377; Bihar 353; Uttar Pradesh 334; Karnataka 270; Andhra Pradesh 188; Kerala 137; Maharashtra 99; Himachal Pradesh 71; Jharkhand 24; Gujarat 18; Uttarakhand 12; Madhya Pradesh 11; Jammu & Kashmir 11; West Bengal 4; Chhattisgarh 3; Punjab 1.
1. Rajasthan3,676
2. Haryana466
3. Telangana377
4. Bihar353
5. Uttar Pradesh334
6. Karnataka270
7. Andhra Pradesh188
8. Kerala137
9. Maharashtra99
10. Himachal Pradesh71
11. Jharkhand24
12. Gujarat18
13. Uttarakhand12
14. Madhya Pradesh11
15. Jammu & Kashmir11
16. West Bengal4
17. Chhattisgarh3
18. Punjab1
Note: These are counts, not rates: States with more registered cases close more. Exhibit 4 gives each as a share of the cases its police disposed of, and the table below has every State’s full figures.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India 2024, Volume II, Table 7A.4. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026.
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Exhibit 4
Jammu & Kashmir’s police closed 73.3% of the cases they disposed of as false in 2024, against 11.0% across India; 8 States and UTs were above the all-India share
Cases closed with a final report calling them false, as a share of all cases the police disposed of, by State and UT, 2024, %. States and UTs above the all-India share are in the accent colour.
Bars: Jammu & Kashmir 73.3%; Rajasthan 49.1%; Haryana 39.1%; Himachal Pradesh 29.0%; Telangana 18.1%; Kerala 13.1%; Karnataka 12.7%; Andhra Pradesh 12.0%; Uttarakhand 7.1%; Bihar 5.3%; West Bengal 3.8%; Jharkhand 3.7%; Maharashtra 3.3%; Uttar Pradesh 2.3%; Gujarat 1.4%; Chhattisgarh 1.0%; Punjab 0.9%; Madhya Pradesh 0.1%; Assam 0.0%; Delhi 0.0%; Odisha 0.0%; Tamil Nadu 0.0%. All India 11.0%.
1. Jammu & KashmirAll India 11.0%73.3%
2. Rajasthan49.1%
3. Haryana39.1%
4. Himachal Pradesh29.0%
5. Telangana18.1%
6. Kerala13.1%
7. Karnataka12.7%
8. Andhra Pradesh12.0%
9. Uttarakhand7.1%
10. Bihar5.3%
11. West Bengal3.8%
12. Jharkhand3.7%
13. Maharashtra3.3%
14. Uttar Pradesh2.3%
15. Gujarat1.4%
16. Chhattisgarh1.0%
17. Punjab0.9%
18. Madhya Pradesh0.1%
19. Assam0.0%
20. Delhi0.0%
21. Odisha0.0%
22. Tamil Nadu0.0%
Note: The share is worked out from NCRB’s counts: cases closed as false over all cases disposed of, the same base as NCRB’s chargesheeting rate. The 14 States and UTs whose police disposed of fewer than 5 cases are left out. The dashed line is all India.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India 2024, Volume II, Table 7A.4. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026.
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Exhibit 5

Uttar Pradesh had the most cases before its police in 2024, 15,641, and chargesheeted 85.8% of those it disposed of; across India the rate was 82.0%

Police disposal of cases of crimes against Scheduled Castes, by State and UT, 2024, in NCRB’s order.

State/UT	For investigation	Chargesheeted	Final report: false	Final report: mistake or civil dispute	Final report: insufficient evidence or untraced	Still under investigation	Chargesheeting rate
Andhra Pradesh	3,738	1,281	188	48	52	2,164	81.5%
Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0	0	0	0	100.0%
Assam	23	5	0	3	12	3	25.0%
Bihar	11,626	5,882	353	329	118	4,938	87.9%
Chhattisgarh	336	306	3	0	0	27	99.0%
Goa	3	1	0	0	0	2	100.0%
Gujarat	1,666	1,253	18	4	10	359	97.2%
Haryana	1,450	661	466	50	14	254	55.5%
Himachal Pradesh	326	169	71	5	0	81	69.0%
Jharkhand	1,696	392	24	51	171	1,046	60.3%
Karnataka	2,473	1,780	270	40	1	339	83.6%
Kerala	1,339	870	137	27	10	292	83.3%
Madhya Pradesh	8,535	7,576	11	2	13	926	99.7%
Maharashtra	4,540	2,780	99	26	35	1,580	94.0%
Manipur	2	0	0	0	0	2	–
Meghalaya	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Mizoram	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.0%
Nagaland	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Odisha	2,765	2,695	0	0	0	70	100.0%
Punjab	419	70	1	35	2	297	64.2%
Rajasthan	8,891	3,286	3,676	461	24	1,389	43.9%
Sikkim	5	0	0	0	2	3	0.0%
Tamil Nadu	2,895	1,529	0	259	25	1,074	84.3%
Telangana	3,045	1,592	377	68	45	958	76.4%
Tripura	3	1	0	0	1	1	50.0%
Uttar Pradesh	15,641	12,508	334	278	1,447	1,065	85.8%
Uttarakhand	196	133	12	0	23	28	79.2%
West Bengal	198	92	4	6	3	92	86.8%
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Chandigarh	7	1	0	0	0	6	100.0%
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	3	3	0	0	0	0	100.0%
Delhi	287	148	0	2	5	129	95.5%
Jammu & Kashmir	42	4	11	0	0	27	26.7%
Ladakh	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Lakshadweep	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Puducherry	16	2	0	2	0	12	50.0%
All India	72,169	45,023	6,055	1,696	2,013	17,164	82.0%

Note: NCRB’s chargesheeting rate is chargesheeted cases over all cases the police disposed of. Where they disposed of none, there is no rate (–). A State with few cases can swing widely from year to year.

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India 2024, Volume II, Table 7A.4. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026.

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What this shows: What the police did with every case of crime against Scheduled Castes they had to investigate, from 2017 to 2024: chargesheeted, closed with a final report (and of what kind), or still under investigation, all India and by State and UT for 2024.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, 8 documents, Tables 7A.3 and 7A.4. Analysis by The Dalit Project, as on 8 Oct 2026. Every source
What it does not show: Complaints the police never registered, and whether any case closed with a final report was a true complaint: a final report is the police’s conclusion, not a court’s.
Last updated: 8 Oct 2026 · Next expected update: on release of NCRB’s Crime in India 2025
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