The metropolis has recorded a chargesheeting charge of 98.9% in 2023, in keeping with the info. Kochi has continued its spectacular efficiency, because the determine was 98% in 2022.
As many as 67,616 circumstances had been registered within the metropolis throughout 2023 below each IPC and SLLs, the newest NCRB information exhibits. Kozhikode, the one different Kerala metropolis on the checklist, additionally recorded a 96% chargesheeting charge in 2023. The checklist contains metropolitan cities with a inhabitants of over 20 lakh.
Surat comes second on the checklist with 97.6%, adopted by Kozhikode (96%) and Kolkata (94.9%). Delhi falls on the backside with 32.7%. The nationwide common is simply 61.9%. The chargesheeting charge represents the share of circumstances for which police have filed chargesheets out of the overall variety of circumstances disposed of.
The sample is analogous when contemplating crimes below IPC and SLLs individually. In IPC circumstances, Kochi’s chargesheeting charge for 2023 is 97.2%, whereas it’s 99.8% for SLL circumstances. The figures for Kozhikode are 93.9% for IPC circumstances and 99.3% for SLL circumstances.
The figures of the 2 metropolitan cities align with the State’s chargesheeting charge of 97.3%, the very best within the nation. The charge of cognizable crimes in Kochi, below each IPC and SLL, in 2023 stands at 3,192.4, a lot increased than 828, the typical for the 19 cities. Kozhikode’s determine is 886.4. Crime charge is calculated because the variety of crimes per one lakh of inhabitants.
The State’s efficiency within the two key indicators — chargesheeting charge and crime charge — is commonly attributed to the next stage of willingness to report crimes and higher police enforcement.
Published – October 06, 2025 12:16 am IST
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