In Jharkhand, the highest number of murders took place for personal gains as the motive followed by vendetta and enmity (269), love affairs (62), dowry (56) and illicit relationships (36).
The rate of crime under the Dowry Act was at 8.2%, which was also the highest among all the states. Karnataka with a figure of 4.6% was second while the national Average was 1.6%. The state also registered 1,518 dowry cases in which 1,535 persons became victims. The projected Population of Women during the year was 185.9 lakh.
Jharkhand also recorded the highest number of cases under the SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act with a figure of 180 while Rajasthan came second with 29 cases. A total of 479 cases related to various SC, ST acts was recorded in Jharkhand, which was the second highest. UP was on the top of list with 2,578 cases.