West Bengal
What we hold for West Bengal, in one place. Spending from the government's own books, crime as the police registered it, and every published court or register record. Each figure links to its source.
From the government's own books
Spending
Coverage incompleteWhat the government's own budget books print
- Police
- From the official book
- Health
- Not read yet
West Bengal police budget →West Bengal health budget →Compare with another government →
Crime
PublishedCases the police registered in 2024, from the National Crime Records Bureau
- Rape (section 376)
- 1,118 2.3/lakh women1
- Child rape (POCSO 4 & 6)
- 1,8301
- Murder
- 1,624 1.6/lakh2
- Theft
- 9,290 9.3/lakh3
- Robbery
- 2133
A registered case is a complaint written down, not a finding of guilt. The Bureau warns against comparing states on these figures alone.
- Crime in India 2024, Volume I — Table 3A.2, Crimes against Women (Crime Head-wise and State/UT-wise)
- Crime in India 2024, Volume I — Table 2A.1, Murder Cases (State/UT-wise), 2022–2024
- Crime in India 2024, Volume I — Table 1A.4, IPC/BNS Crimes (Crime Head-wise and State/UT-wise)
Rape, state by state →Murder, state by state →Theft and robbery, state by state →
Court findings and registers
Each record is a single documented case with its source. Records in one state are not connected to each other because they share a place.
Babuwatch
38 publishedCourt findings against police officers and civil servants
38court records published for West Bengal
Coverage grows as judgments are read. A low count is not a clean record.
Civil Liberties
2 publishedPeople punished for speech, religion and other basic freedoms
2records published for West Bengal
Victimless Crimes
2 publishedProsecutions for acts with no complaining victim
2records published for West Bengal
Economic Freedom
6 publishedRaids and penalties for peaceful economic acts
6records published for West Bengal
PSUs
6 publishedBusinesses the government owns
6enterprises published for West Bengal