Delhi gains distinction of India’s crime capital too

The national capital has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest number of crimes reported among mega cities in the country.

The highest number of complaints per 100 policemen was reported from Delhi (17.0) followed by Madhya Pradesh (14.7) and Chandigarh (10.1) against the national average of 3.7 during the year 2011.

According to latest statistics released by National Crime Records Bureau for 2012, Delhi accounted for 10.1 per cent crimes reported from 53 mega cities, which has a population of more than ten lakh.The three other metros which follows Delhi are Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata -- accounting 6.4 per cent, 6.2 per cent and 5.4 per cent, respectively.