More than 4.47 lakhs injured in road accidents in 2023 1
Victims of road accidents
46% of the victims are two wheeler riders
Pedestrians - 15.9%
SUV , car, jeep - 14.3%
Major causes
Speeding - 58.6%
Careless driving - 23.6%
Poor weather conditions
Driving under the influence of drug or alcohol
Animal crossings
Highest accidents reports between 6pm and 9pm
State wise deaths in two wheeler accidents
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
State wise deaths due to SUV , car, jeep accidents
Uttar Pradesh - 19.2%
Uttar Pradesh also reported 29.9% of total deaths due to trucks, lorries, mini truck accidents
National Highways accounted for 34.6% of deaths
State Highways - 23.4%
Maharashtra and Karnataka report most number of farmer suicides
10,786 farmers and agricultural workers committed suicide in 2023 1
State wise toppers
Maharashtra - 38.5%
Karnataka - 22.5%
Andhra Pradesh - 8.6%
Madhya Pradesh - 7.2%
Tamil Nadu - 5.9%
Zero suicides recorded in states
States list
West Bengal
Bihar
Odisha
Jharkhand
Himachal Pradesh
Goa
Delhi
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Tripura
Mizoram
Nagaland
Lakshadweep
Chandigarh
The organisation of the farmers said, "the decision to waive off the import duty on cotton, would vitiate the situation, as most of the suicides were still from the cotton belts of the country."
Marathwada and Vidarbha regions are cotton and soy bean belts
Government cancelled the 11% import duty on cotton
This seems to be in relation with FTA with US, as US cotton can enter Indian markets
Farmers suicide accounted for 6.3% of total suicides in 2023
Crime against children record 9.2% rise in 2023
A total of 1,77,335 cases of crime against children registered in 2023, an increase of 9.2% over the 2022 1
Crime rate in 2023 was 39.9 per 1,00,000 child population compared to 36.6 in 2022
Major crime heads in 2023 were
Kidnapping and abduction of children - 45%
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act - 38.2%
