SURGE IN NUMBERS
India recorded an average of 87 rape cases daily in 2019 and overall 4,05,861 cases of crime against women during the year, a rise of over 7 per cent from 2018378236 cases)
MAJORITY OF CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN UNDER IPC
Majority of cases were registered under
30.9% 30.9% "Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives
21.8% Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty
17.9% Kidnapping and Abduction of Women'
7.9% Rape
STATES WITH HIGHEST CASES
Uttar Pradesh is the state with most crimes against women: 59,853 cases
Assam had the highest rate of crimes against women at 177.8 per lakh population while that of the entire country was 62.4 per lakh population
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
A total of 1.48 lakh cases of crime against children were registered in 2019 which was up by 4.5% as compared to 2018
Cases against minor girls
Rape 4977 victims
Kidnapping to compete her for marriage 15787 victims
Selling: 26 victims
Procuration: 3189 victims
RAPE CASES
States with highest rape cases
5,997 cases Rajasthan
3.065 cases Uttar Pradesh
2.485 cases Madhya Pradesh
BY THE CLOCK
In India, a woman becomes a victim of
Dowry death Every 1 hour 13 minutes
Gangrape and murder Every 1 day 6 hours
Rape Every 16 minutes
Cruelty by husband or his relatives Every 4 minutes
Acid attack Every 2.3 days
Trafficking Every 4 hours
Attempt to rape Every 2 hours
SOME MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY MHA
• Easy registration of crimes against women
• Increasing women representation in police
• Some women-specific measures (increase police patrolling, proper lighting of roads, self-defense training encouraged by police) should be adopted
• Speedy trial of cases