<h1>NCRB 2023: Financial metro tops economic offence cases though year-on-year dip; three states report highest fraud totals</h1> NCRB data for 2023 shows the largest number of economic offence cases among metropolitan areas in the country concentrated in its principal financial metro, which nonetheless recorded a year-on-year decline from 2022; overall state-level financial frauds increased in several states, with three states accounting for the highest totals. Across the recorded economic frauds, police filed chargesheets in roughly 38% of metropolitan cases and about 55% at one state level. Cybercrime trends show significant concentrations in major tech and financial metros, with one Bengaluru-scale city leading cybercrime registrations.