1308201190_Vital Stats - Communal Violence in India 14Jun11 v2.pdf

## Vital Stats Communal Violence In India

The National Advisory Council recently released a draft 'Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2011'.  The Bill intends to create a framework for prevention and control of communal and sectarian violence.  It also aims to provide relief to victims of such violence. 

In this context, we present some statistics on the incidence of communal violence in India.

## During 2005-09, 648 People Were Killed And 11,278 Injured In 4,030 Incidents Of Communal Violence Four States Accounted For 64% Of All Deaths

 
� On average, 130 people died and 2,200 were injured in 
communal violence each year. 
� Incidents were reported from 24 of the 35 states and union 
territories. The maximum number of incidents occurred in Maharashtra (700), followed by Madhya Pradesh (666) and Uttar Pradesh (645). 
� Most of the north eastern states (except Assam) and union 
territories (except Delhi) did not see any incidents of communal violence. 
� Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of deaths.  A total 
of 176 people died in these incidents; another 2,171 were injured. 
� Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa had the next 
highest number of casualties. 
� In Madhya Pradesh, communal violence claimed 107 lives 
and injured 1,708 people.  In Maharashtra, 77 people died and 2,012 were injured. 
� Orissa witnessed 52 deaths; 234 people were injured. 

## On A Per Capita Basis, The Highest Number Of Deaths Was Reported From Madhya Pradesh

� The adjoining graph presents the state-wise data after 
adjusting for the size of the state.  It plots a per capita metric - the number of deaths recorded per million people. 
� Madhya Pradesh accounts for the most deaths per million. 
This number is almost thrice the national average (0.54 deaths per million). 
� Six other states are above the national average - Orissa, Uttar 
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. 

## In These Five Years, The Highest Number Of Cases Of Communal Violence Were Reported In 2008

� In 2008, 943 cases of communal violence were reported 
from across the country.  This was 20% higher than the average in the other four years.   
� Orissa registered a spike in 2008 with 43 deaths. In all other 
years, less than five deaths were reported. 
� Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra also saw increased 
violence in 2008.  In Maharashtra, this figure remained high in 2009. 
� Uttar Pradesh depicted a different trend.  Deaths due to 
communal violence declined after 2005, before rising again 
in 2009.  

Note: 
1. Data for the years 2005-06 has been sourced from Rajya Sabha, Unstarred Question 694, 5th March, 2008 
2. Data for the years 2007-09 has been sourced from Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question 2545, 10th August, 2010 
 

 
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Communal Violence in India: 2011