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Corruption Cases in the Indian States – a Visual Story

Vishy Kuruganti1 mins

Our good friends at PRS Legislative Services took 10-years of corruption case data (2000-2009) from National Crime Records Bureau and created a very useful visualization using Tableau. I’ll start off with some surprising observations before presenting the detailed graphical trends.

  • The top 5 states, in descending order of total cases registered, are Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. The presence of Orissa and Punjab in the Top 5 surprised me.
  • Bihar and Kerala have the highest conviction rate (78% and 65% respectively) in the ten year period.
  • The greatest property recovered/seized was from Orissa (Rs. 635 million) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs. 362 million).

prs corruption by state 2000 9

Large states like UP & Tamil Nadu with low case count: could also mean corruption in those states is more sophisticated.

prs corruption all states by year

2009 seems to be the standout year: 60% all-time high conviction rate and recovery of Rs. 609 million.

prs corruption bihar by year

Rise in cases registered in 2006 correlates perfectly with Nitish Kumar’s first tenure as Chief Minister.

prs corruption gujarat by year

Registered cases and conviction rate a flat line during Narendra Modi’s tenure. Only oddity is the high recovery amount in 2009.

You can play with the interactive visualization here.