Guwahati, Dec. 3 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that decisive steps in the past five years reduced crime in Assam.
Giving statistics, the Chief Minister said that registered cases fell significantly from 1.21 lakh in 2020 to 50,000 in 2024.
"Crime per one lakh people dropped from 379 in 2021 to 128 in March 2025. Pending cases fell from 1.33 lakh in 2021 to 14 thousand in 2024. Charge sheet rates rose from 47.8 percent in 2020 to 66.7 percent in 2024 and conviction rates rose fourfold to reach 22.9 percent," he said adding that crimes against women declined sharply across the state.
"Such cases fell from 26,352 in 2020 to 5,555 in 2024," he said Additional ngbrhat he union Ministry of Home Affairs ranked As...