Crimes in India Report 2019

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Crimes against women increased 7.3% from 2018 to 2019, and crimes against Scheduled Castes also went up 7.3% in the same period, according to the annual National Crime Record Bureau’s “Crime in India” Report 2019.

Highlights of the Report

In terms of absolute numbers, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases in both these categories (against women and SCs)
UP was followed by Rajasthan (41,550 cases; 10.2%) and Maharashtra (37,144 cases; 9.2%) for crimes against women in absolute numbers.
Assam reported the highest rate of crimes against women (per lakh population), while Rajasthan had the highest rate of crimes against Scheduled Castes.
Majority of cases under crime against women under IPC were registered under

. cruelty by husband or his relatives (30.9%)

. assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (21.8%)

. kidnapping & abduction of women (17.9%)

. rape (7.9%)

Rajasthan reported the highest number of rapes with 5,997 cases, followed by UP (3,065) and Madhya Pradesh (2,485).
In terms of rate of rape cases, Rajasthan was the highest at 15.9 (per lakh population), followed by Kerala (11.1) and Haryana (10.9).
UP also had the highest number of crimes against girl children under the POCSO Act with 7,444 cases, followed by Maharashtra (6,402) and MP (6,053).
The highest rate of these crimes were in Sikkim (27.1 per lakh population), MP (15.1), and Haryana (14.6).
UP had the highest number of dowry cases (2,410), at a rate of 2.2 (per lakh population), followed by Bihar (1,120).
According to the report, 150 acid attacks were reported in 2019, of which 42 took place in UP and 36 in West Bengal.
Crime head-wise cases revealed that simple hurt with 28.9% (13,273 cases) formed the largest chunk of cases of crimes/ atrocities against Scheduled Castes during 2019.
It was followed by cases under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act with 9.0% (4,129 cases), and cases under rape with 7.6% (3,486 cases).
UP was followed by Rajasthan (6,794 cases; 14.8%) and Bihar (6,544; 14.2%) for crimes against SC/ ST in absolute numbers.
The rate of rape against Dalit women was highest in Kerala at 4.6 (per lakh population), followed by MP (4.5) and Rajasthan (4.5).