SRINAGAR, Oct. 1 -- Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a decline in overall crime incidents over the past two years, with 2,080 fewer cases recorded between 2021 and 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which provides detailed crime statistics for 2023.As per the report, total crimes - including those under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL) - dropped from 31,675 cases in 2021 to 29,595 in 2023. While IPC cases decreased by 2,320 during the period, SLL cases registered a marginal rise. The number of SLL cases increased from 4,228 in 2021 to 4,468 in 2023, with a charge-sheeting rate of 90.7 pe...