Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a marginal increase in crime rate during 2024 compared to the previous year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state Assembly on Monday.
Majhi, who holds the Home portfolio, shared this information while answering a question by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati in the House. The Chief Minister said that a total of 2,14,113 criminal cases were registered in 2024, showing an increase from 1,99,954 cases in 2023.
The CM attributed the rise in registration of cases to factors such as population growth, increased reporting of cases, and rapid economic development.
As per the data provided by the Chief Minister, theft cases increased from 16,851 in 2023 to 17,805 in 2024, accident-related cases rose from 11,992 in 2023 to 12,375 in 2024, and rape cases surged from 2,826 in 2023 to 3,054 in 2024.
