Cognizable crime increased 61% since 2001
According to SocialCops analysis of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, there were 2.9 million cognizable crimes in 2014, up 61.2% from 2001. Of those, 15.5% were thefts, 4.0% burglary, 2.3% riots, 1.3% robbery, 1.2% murder, 0.2% dacoity, and 75.5% "other". Cognizable crimes are those that an officer can investigate without a magistrate’s order and make arrests without a warrant.