Over 100% increase in cyber crime in Delhi during 2020-21: NCRB Report

Key Points of the Report: 

• According to the National Crime records Bureau data for the year 2021, most of these cases involved online fraud, online harassment, publication of explicit content etc.
• The national capital in 2021 witnessed a 111 per cent increase in the cyber crimes as compared to the previous year with the NCRB data citing sexual exploitation to be the motive behind maximum number of cases.
• Over 356 cases of cyber crime were reported last year in which most of the offenders were booked for publication and transmission of sexually explicit content.
• Most of the complainants were women or minors aged between 12-17.