India, May 8 -- Delhi reported the highest number of suicides, at 2,905, among 53 mega cities in the country in 2024, despite marking a decline of over 7% from the previous year, according to reports shared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in 2024.

To be sure, the NCRB describes a "mega city" as one that has a population of over a million people.

According to NCRB data, four metropolitan cities accounted for around 31.5% of the total suicides in the country, with Delhi followed by Bengaluru, which clocked 2,403 suicides, Chennai, which clocked 1,525 suicides and Mumbai, which clocked 1,406 suicides.

Further, the data showed that Delhi had recorded 3,131 suicides a year before, in 2023, which marked a decline of about 7.2% in...