Jaipur, May 10 -- Rajasthan recorded the second- highest number of crimes against people from Scheduled Tribes communities in the country reported in 2024 and ranked fourth in reported atrocities against people from Scheduled Caste communities during the same year, the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB)'s latest report has revealed. Rajasthan reported 2,282 cases, second only to Madhya Pradesh with 3,165 reported cases of atrocities against scheduled tribes, showed the NCRB data. Other states that followed Rajasthan were Maharashtra with 830 reported cases, Telangana with 658 reported cases, and Odisha with 599 reported cases. The corresponding figure for 2023 was 2,343 reported cases, when the state ranked third after Manipur and Madhya Pradesh, There were also at least 2,521 cases reported in 2022 and 2,121 reported in 2021, showed earlier reports. A further classification showed that murders of at least 23 tribal people were reported in the state in 2024, while 28 attempted murder cases were reported, in addition to 908 cases of assault.Regarding crimes against women and children, the state reported 106 cases of rapes of tribal women and 30 cases of rapes of tribal minors, showed the data. The corresponding figures for 2023 were at least 140 rape cases with women victims reported and 3 rape cases with minor victims. On the other hand, at least 69 were kidnapped while 9 tribal children went missing, the highest in the country that year. The latest data also showed that around 697 cases reported in 2024 were pending for an investigation and 1,105 cases were found false. Rajasthan also recorded the lowest number of charge sheets filed in cases of atrocities against the tribal communities, with charge sheets submitted in only 42% of all cases....