LUCKNOW, May 10 -- Uttar Pradesh recorded a sharp decline in juvenile crime cases in 2024 even as the national total rose to its highest level in three years, according to data on crimes committed by juveniles compiled under the Crime in India report recently released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) earlier this week.

The report stated that the state registered 1,175 juvenile crime cases in 2024, down from 1,575 in 2023 and 1,505 in 2022-a fall of 25.4% in a single year and a three-year low.

Uttar Pradesh's rate of juvenile crime stood at 1.4 per lakh of child population in 2024. At the national level, the total number of juvenile crime cases rose from 31,365 in 2023 to 34,878 in 2024-an increase of 3,513 cases, or 11.2%. Th...