NCRB data for 2024 points to a worrying shift: cases involving juveniles in conflict with the law rose 11.2% to 34,878. At the same time, crimes against senior citizens increased. While kidnapping and abduction cases declined 15.4% to 96,079, overall patterns suggest more youth-linked offenses and heightened targeting of the elderly.
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