Emphasizing the need for statistics in the field of criminology Donald Taft (Criminology, 4th ed.) observed that quantification which includes counting, measuring, and collating the phenomena under study is the basic process in modern scientific approach to criminal science. Crime statistics involve compiling crime-record in order to relate them to time, place and circumstances. It also depicts the picture of distribution of crimes in different areas, regions, and locations (N. V. Paranjape, 2005). In our country, the most widely used source of data on crime studies is known as crime statistics gathered by law enforcing agencies,