Crime against women: The crime against women rose by 4 per cent seen in States and Union territories in 2022 as in comparison with 2021, in response to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report launched on Sunday. In the metro cities, with a inhabitants of over two million, a rise of 12.3 per cent was recorded in 19 Metro cities in 2022 over the previous 12 months.
According to the newest NCRB knowledge, a complete of 4,45,256 cases of crime against women have been registered throughout India in 2022, nearly 51 FIRs each hour, up from 4,28,278 in 2021 and three,71,503 in 2020.
What cases have been registered
According to the annual crime report from NCRB, which operates beneath the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the speed of crime against women per lakh inhabitants was recorded at 66.4. Additionally, the charge-sheeting in such cases was reported at 75.8.
The report stated that almost all of crimes against women beneath the Indian Penal Code have been of cruelty by the husband or kin (31.4%) adopted by kidnapping and abduction of women (19.2%), assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (18.7%), and rape (7.1%).
Delhi had highest crime fee
In 2022, Delhi reported the highest fee of crime against women in the nation with 14,247 cases, ensuing in a fee of 144.4, which is considerably greater than the nationwide common of 66.4. The official knowledge additionally revealed that the number of such cases in Delhi was 14,277 in 2021 and 10,093 in 2020.
In phrases of absolute numbers, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of First Information Reports (FIRs) in cases of crime against women in 2022, with 65,743 cases. Following Uttar Pradesh, different states with vital numbers have been Maharashtra (45,331), Rajasthan (45,058), West Bengal (34,738), and Madhya Pradesh (32,765), as indicated by the info.
These 5 states collectively contributed to 2,23,635 (or 50.2 per cent) of the full cases lodged in India final 12 months, in response to the NCRB, which is tasked with the gathering and evaluation of crime knowledge.
A complete of 12 states and Union Territories recorded crime charges greater than the nationwide common of 66.4. Delhi topped the checklist at 144.4 adopted by Haryana (118.7), Telangana (117), Rajasthan (115.1), Odisha (103), Andhra Pradesh (96.2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (93.7), Kerala (82), Assam (81), Madhya Pradesh (78.8), Uttarakhand (77), Maharashtra (75.1) and West Bengal (71.8).
The fee of crime in Uttar Pradesh, which accounted for nearly 15 per cent of the cases in India, was reported at 58.6, in response to NCRB.
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