According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau there has been a significant rise in crimes against women and children in 2021 as compared to the previous year. The latest data showed that in 2021 a total of 4,28,278 cases of crime against women were registered. This number is a 15.3 percent increase over 3,71,503 cases registered in 2020.
Most of the cases registered fell under ‘Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives’ (31.8 per cent) followed by ‘Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty’ (20.8 per cent), ‘Kidnapping & Abduction of Women’ (17.6 per cent) and ‘Rape’ (7.4 per cent).
In 2021 a total of 1,49,404 cases were registered for crime against children. The number was 16.2 percent higher than that of 2020 (1,28,531 cases). A majority of crimes were filed under, kidnapping and abduction (45 per cent) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (38.1 per cent) including child rape.
