According to National Crime Records Bureau India Report
Uttar Pradesh reported 20.5% of total crimes against Scheduled Castes (6,144
out of 30,031) and Madhya Pradesh reported 27.1% of total (1,501 out of 5,532)
crimes against Scheduled Tribes in the country.
• Rajasthan reported the highest rate of crimes (6.5) against Scheduled Castes as
compared to the National average of 2.6. Arunachal Pradesh reported the
highest rate of crime against Scheduled Tribes (2.7) as compared to the
National average of 0.5.
• The rate of crime against Scheduled Castes increased from 2.4 in 2006 to 2.6
in 2007 while rate of crime against Scheduled Tribes in 2007 remained 0.5 – the
same as in 2006.