The National Bureau of Statistics ( NBS ) has reported that Kebbi State recorded the lowest rate of reported crimes with 2,915 cases , representing two per cent of total cases nationwide in 2017 .
News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports that in the year under review, the total number of reported crimes rose to 134 ,663 .
The NBS made this known in its report titled : Crime Statistics : Reported Offences By Type And State for 2017, posted on its website .
It added that Kogi and Bauchi states followed Kebbi closely with 282 ( 0 .20 per cent ) and 386 ( 0 .30 per cent ) cases respectively .
A breakdown of the 205 cases reported in Kebbi showed that 88 of them were committed against persons, while 106 were against property and 11 against lawful authority .
The report showed that 146 cases were committed against persons in Kogi , 111 against property and 25 against lawful authority , while 196 cases were reported against persons in Bauchi, 186 against property and four against lawful authority .
It noted that offences like murder , manslaughter , infanticide, birth concealment , rape and other physical abuse were committed against persons.
The report showed that stealing, receiving stolen items , obtaining property by false pretence , robbery, burglary and house breaking were committed against property and their owners.
There were also offences against lawful authority such as failure to pay tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS ) , which the NBS noted , amounted to offence against lawful authority in Nigeria .
Meanwhile, the report showed that Lagos State had the highest rate of reported crimes with 50 ,975 cases or 37 . 9 per cent of cases reported .
Abia and Delta states followed with 12 ,408 ( 9 .2 per cent) and 7, 150 ( 5. 3 per cent) cases recorded respectively .
The breakdown , however , showed that Lagos recorded 18 ,926 cases against persons, 24 , 986 against property and 7,060 against lawful authority .
It further showed that Abia recorded 9 , 816 reported cases against persons, 2,320 against property and 2 ,320 against lawful authority , while 3 ,310 cases were reported against persons in Delta; 3, 109 against property and 731 against lawful authority .