Environment related crimes in the country fell by what percent in 2015 compared to 2014 according to the NCRB?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

ANSWER: 11

Explanation:

Environment related crimes fell by over 11 percent compared to 2014, in the year 2015.

But there was no decline in states liken UP, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Assam where the number of violations increased over the past years.

As per data released by National Crime Records Bureau, the number of green crimes in 2015 came down to 5156 from 5835 in 2014.

Rajasthan contributed a large measure to the decrease with the number of green violations coming down significantly from 2927 in 2014 to 2074 last year.

Despite the improvement, the state still reported the highest number of violations while UP’s green crimes rose from 1597 in 2014 to 1779 in 2015.

Rajasthan and UP accounted for close to 74 percent of green crimes in the country in the past year.

Analysis of NCRB data revealed nearly 77 percent of the crimes were related to violations of the Indian Forest Act.

This marks the second time when the NCRB has come out with data on green crimes.

The number of environmental crimes also rose in Jharkhand and Assam.