Crime Statistics : Murder Motives to Incidence By Sherin Sunny

Have you wondered what is the probability of you being murdered or you murdering someone?
Have you wondered what could tip of someone resulting in a murder?
So the next time you're being an annoying neighbour or teasing someone's temper, look-out for you'd never know what can trigger a dormant murdered!

Here are some data visualisations for you from the National Crime Record Bureau data.
Note : In the data used, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have combined statistics. Similarly, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have combined statistics.

 

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The motives for motives have remained constant across years since 2016 as per available data.

 

The following is a representation of the major reasons for committing a murder between 2017 and 2020.

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So the next time you get into a quarrel or dispute, don't drag it too much. You'd never know!

 

From road rage to dowry related issues, disputes over money to blind murders with no particular motive, reasons for murder are several.
Below is a tale of love that ended up being one of the most gruesome murders 2022 witnessed.