Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes against women and senior citizens among the country’s 19 Metro cities in 2024, while also reporting the highest rate of crimes committed by juveniles, according to the latest Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Wednesday. It also topped the list of cities across the country when it came to cases of theft, with nearly 30% of all such offences being reported in the Capital. The number of crime cases lodged in Delhi in 2024 saw about a 15% dip when compared to 2023, and 8.8% in 2022. But it still topped among the Metros. While the number of cases registered in Delhi stood at 2,75,402 in 2024, Mumbai came a distant second with 51,428 cases. The data shows that 13,396 cases of crimes against women were registered in Delhi, while crimes against senior citizens stood at 1,267 — accounting for just over 30% of all such cases reported across the cities.…