India, Oct. 1 -- The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pune and Nagpur during the same period.

The number of crimes registered in Mumbai dropped from 69,289 in 2022 to 44,873 in 2023, while the other metro cities, Pune (12,542 cases in 2023 from 11,074 in 2022) and Nagpur (17,297 cases in 2023 from 12,889 in 2022) witnessed an upward spiral.

Although the data shows that crime went down, Mumbai still topped the list among the country's metros for online cheating and forgery and had the highest pendency of cybercrimes. The state capital also ranked second in terms of using the internet for cyberstalk...