Even as crimes like murder, dacoity, burglary and swindling have gone down in the State, the numbers of cyber crime, rape, rioting, robbery and motor vehicle accidents are on the rise.
While cognizable offences registered in the police stations have risen marginally during 2017, cases of rioting have risen abnormally by 25 per cent as compared to 2016.
The latest report on crime scenario in 2017 reveals that total cases reported during 2017 has gone up to 1,03,866 as compared to 1,03, 602 in 2016 and 1,03,200 during 2015.
Murder cases have gone down with 1,267 cases reported in 2017 against 1,328 in 2016 and 1,473 in 2015. Similarly, 534 dacoity cases were reported compared to 566 in 2016 and 486 in 2015.
Burglary cases have also gone down to 3,953 during 2017 against 4,004 in 2016 and 4,046 in 2015. Swindling cases have also declined as 2,960 cases were reported in 2017 against 3,197 in 2016 and 2,925 in 2015.
However, the rape graph showed an upward trend with as 2,221 cases reported in 2017 compared to 2,144 in 2016 and 2,286 in 2015.
Similarly, cases of rioting increased by 25 per cent with 2,407 incident reported in 2017 against 1,914 in 2016 and 1,976 in 2015.
Police officials believed the rise in cases of rioting was a result of unrest in Bhadrak district. In Bhadrak alone, 21 cases of rioting were reported in 2016. The number rose to 135 during 2017.