Rajasthan has witnessed a slight increase in the number of criminal cases registered against juveniles in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to data released by the state's home department. The number of various types of crimes committed by juveniles in Rajasthan was 4,257 in 2022, up from 3,701 in 2021. These crimes include theft, extortion, rape, murder, and offenses under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Arms Act.

PTI reported that among the recent incidents of such crimes that made the news in the state are the detention of a juvenile along with the arrest of two others for extorting Rs 30 lakh from a jeweller in Jhunjhunu district, three juveniles being detained for attacking a retired teacher with a knife and a disgruntled student killing a 54-year-old teacher for reprimanding and expelling him from school.