Number of Cases Registered Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for the Year 2001 to 2005
| Sl. | Name of States / UT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 2020 | 1806 | 2328 | 2236 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Assam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bihar | 693 | 876 | 1185 | 1785 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 902 | 920 | 815 | 769 |
| 6 | Goa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 1217 | 1167 | 1025 | 1070 |
| 8 | Haryana | 68 | 63 | 43 | 61 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 17 | 14 | 12 | 22 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 155 | 93 | 168 | 232 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 1214 | 1232 | 1293 | 1232 |
| 13 | Kerala | 499 | 469 | 335 | 374 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 4432 | 6758 | 5087 | 4135 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 797 | 812 | 870 | 922 |
| 16 | Manipur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Orrisa | 1277 | 1274 | 1222 | 1407 |
| 21 | Punjab | 56 | 60 | 56 | 66 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 5915 | 5464 | 5241 | 5391 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 828 | 917 | 974 | 891 |
| 25 | Tripura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 9764 | 5841 | 1778 | 2863 |
| 27 | Uttaranchal | 132 | 78 | 120 | 133 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 10 | 27 | 22 | 28 |
| 29 | A & N Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | D & N Haveli | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Daman & Diu | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Delhi | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pondicherry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 30022 | 27894 | 22603 | 23629 |
Note: The POA Act does not extened to the State of Jammu & Kashmir
Source: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
