More Than 47000 Crimes Against Dalits in 2014: Crime Records

Over 47000 crimes were committed against Dalits in 2014, according to NCRB data.

Police clearing a road that was blocked by the villagers during a protest against Sunpedh village incident in Faridabad on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi may claim Dalits are being increasingly targeted under the NDA rule, but National Crime Records Bureau statistics for the last few years of the UPA’s term show crimes against scheduled castes (SC) rose almost steadily, reports The Times of India.

In Haryana, where the Congress government led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda was in office till October last year, 21 people belonging to the SC community were murdered in 2014.

In fact, the rate of such crimes surpassed the national average in as many as 10 states both in 2014 (23.4 per lakh of their population), and 2013 (19.57 per lakh of their population).

<p>Crimes against Scheduled Castes rose almost steadily to 47,064 in 2014 from 39,408 in 2013 (19%), 33,655 in 2012 (17%), 33,719 in 2011, 32,712 in 2010 and 33,594 in 2009.</p>

<p>- TOI Report</p>

Read the full report here.