Rapes in India: annual statistics
Contents |
2004-10
22,172 rapes in 2010; 24,923 in 2012
According to Wikipedia the following number of rapes took place in India in the years between 2004 and 2010.
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
18233 |
18359 |
19348 |
20737 |
21467 |
21397 |
22172 |
If we take the 2010 figure, the highest of these seven years (2004-2010), it works out to 60.7 rapes a day; 2.53 rapes every hour; or one rape every 23.7 minutes, in a country of 1.2 billion people.
2012
According to India's NCRB there were 24,923 rapes in 2012
2013
Karnataka
Over 1,000 rapes reported in Karnataka in 2013
TNN | Jul 4, 2014
Over 1,000 rapes reported in Karnataka in 2013
Karnataka reported 1,061 cases of rapes in 2013 — the maximum in the last three years.
BANGALORE: The state reported 1,061 cases of rapes in 2013 — the maximum in the last three years. This includes 563 cases of rape on minors. However, only 26 persons were convicted of rape last year. And the number of rape accused convicted in the first half of this year is zero.
The information was provided by home minister KJ George. The first half of 2014 has already reported 476 cases of rapes, including 325 cases of rape on minors.
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