Delhi logged the highest rate of FIRs linked to crimes against women in the country in 2022, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data revealed. The national capital recorded 14247 cases in 2022 with a rate of 144.4 (per lakh), which is way above the national average of 66.4. The figures in 2020 and 2021 were 10,093 and 14,277 respectively.
In outright numbers, Uttar Pradesh logged 65743 cases in 2022, Maharashtra 45331, Rajasthan 45058, West Bengal 34738, Madhya Pradesh 32,765. These five states represent 50% of the complete cases stopped in the country.
Delhi Topped The List Of crimes against Women
12 states and union territories logged a crime rate higher than the national average. Apart from Delhi, Haryana’s crime rate was 118.7, Telangana 117, Rajasthan 115.1, Odisha 103, Andhra Pradesh 96.2, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 93.7, Kerala 82, Assam 81, MP 78.8, Uttarakhand 77, Maharashtra 75.1 and West Bengal 71.8. UP’s crime rate was 58.6.
4,45,256 cases of crimes against women were registered in India in 2022, which translates into 51 FIRs per hour.
Majority Of Crimes Were By Husband
Most violations against ladies under the Indian Penal Code were of savagery by spouse or his family members (31.4 percent) trailed by seizing and snatching of ladies (19.2 percent), attack on ladies with goal of shocking her humility (18.7 percent), and assault (7.1 percent), the NCRB expressed, per PTI.
There has not been an increase in crimes despite the rise in the number of FIRs. This indicates that more people are reporting crimes.
What NCRB Said About Women’s Crimes
“Increase in crime numbers in a state police data may be on account of certain citizen-centric police initiatives, like launching of the e-FIR facility or women helpdesks. The increase or decrease in crime numbers, however, does call for a professional investigation of underlying factors about the local communities to suitably address the pertinent issues,” NCRB said.