Rapes in India: annual statistics
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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 |
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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
2013: Conviction rate improves
Conviction rate went up in rape cases in 2013
Deeptiman Tiwary New Delhi:
TNN
The Times of India Jul 02 2014
Trial Rate Still Sluggish, Cops Pull Up Socks
Though the gruesome gang rape of Nirbhaya in December 2012 has pushed the rate of registration of rape cases by several notches, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2013 data on pendency of cases with police and courts and conviction rates show much more needs to be done.
Police have improved perform ance slightly by bringing down the pendency of rape cases from 35.9% in 2012 to 31.5% in 2013. In 2011, the figure stood at 36.6%.
But courts remain as sluggish as ever with 83.4% rape cases pending trial and a conviction rate of 27.1%. In 2012, 85.1% of all cases were pending with the courts while conviction rate stood at 24.2%. In 2011, the same figures stood at 83.6% and 26.4%.
Cases of molestation and sexual harassment, too, have shown no improvement in pendency with courts with both notching figures of 85.7% and 77% respectively. In 2012 and 2011, too, the figures hovered around 85% and 75% for the two offences.
According to the data, in 2013, registration of cases involving crimes against women (rape, molestation and sexual harassment) have jumped by over 35% across the country while in Delhi, the figure is a record-breaking 140%-350%.
In cases of molestation and sexual harassment (that are now defined in law as assault to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to a woman's modesty), the performance of police has remained almost constant with 22.9% molestation cases pending investigation in 2013 as against 23.7% in 2012 and 21.6% in 2011. In cases of sexual harassment, too, the figure hovers around 20%. Even the rate of chargesheeting of investigated cases by police has remained constant for these categories, hovering in the range of 90-95%.
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.
2014
The Times of India, Aug 08 2015
The minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi said that there was an increase in the number of sexual offences against children in the country. The number of cases of rape of children had increased from 8,541 in 2012 to 12,363 in 2013 and 13,766 in 2014.
2014: Gang rapes highest in UP
The Times of India, Aug 19 2015
Deeptiman Tiwary
2,300 gang rapes in '14; UP fares worst
The country witnessed over 2,300 gang rapes in 2014, with the highest number of incidents -over 570 -reported in Uttar Pradesh.Haryana and Delhi recorded the highest rate of such offences per one lakh of population at 1.9 and 1.6, respectively. The crime data published by National Crime Records Bureau has for the first time tabulated sexual crimes against women in various categories like gang rape, stalking, voyeurism, sexual harassment at workplace and molestation in public transport.
The decision to collect data on these lines was taken after the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape incident so as to study the pattern of sexual offences and devise preventive measures. According to the data for 2014, out of over 36,700 rapes recorded in the country , 197 were committed in police custody. Seven of these were gang rapes. UP recorded 189 custodial rapes, accounting for over 90% of the offence.
The data may not reflect the actual scale of such offences or the probability of women suffering such offences in a particular state as NCRB only collects data based on offences registered by the police. Delhi, for example, has shown a spike in cases of crimes against women after the Nirbhaya incident as Delhi Police have ensured that all cases are registered and investigated.The data showed there were over 4,200 cases of attempt to rape as well across India.
Voyeurism
There were 674 cases of voyeurism across India with the highest rate of such cases being reported from Goa, followed by Assam. Over 4,600 cases of stalking were also recorded.
Some rapes given gang rape twist: MSY
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said there were instances where only one person committed rape but the victim named four people merely to settle scores. “Innocents must not be implicated and harassed. There are cases, where a victim has accused four brothers of raping her. It is not practical,“ he added. Mulayam said the rate of rape cases was lowest in UP as compared to other BJP-ruled states.
2015: Age profile of rapists in Delhi
The Times of India, October 12, 2015
Over half of rape accused aged 18-25 yrs A study released by Delhi Police commissioner B S Bassi has revealed that most arrested in rape cases in 2015 are in the age group of 1825 years comprising 53% of the total numbers. The data was released during an interaction with women and NGOs and shows that 748 youths of this age group were among 1,427 men arrested for rape. “We have been taking cri mes against women very seriously. We urge women to report any crime committed against them so that quick action can be taken,“ Bassi said.
The data shows 105 accused were aged up to 18 years, while 487 were between 25 and 35. It also found that 647 accused had studied up to Class X, 318 were Class XII passouts and 39 graduates. There were 423 illiterates or school dropouts.
Among those arrested, 38.89% were friends of the sur vivor out of which 25.31% were live-in-relationships in which the accused had refused to marry the woman. The study also shows 16.69% of the accused were neighbours and 14.07 % family members.
Investigations said 85.02% rape cases occurred in houses or jhuggis, 3.38% happened in hotels and restaurants while the rest happened elsewhere. It was also found that 60.83% cases were reported from the poorer strata of the society.
The 2014 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that 71 victims were be ow the age of six, while 806 were between 18 and 30. “In 2015, 9,223 women approached the police control room, 39,502 cal ed the helpline and 25,549 survivors went to the 24X7 police station,“ said Delhi Police spokesperson, Rajan Bhagat.
Police officers said 234 beats with women staff have been formed since 2013 and women cops were specially deployed at 300 bus stops.
Currently , there are 859 patrol vans to assist women travelling late or who are stranded. Police have also deployed motorcycle patrols, emergency response vehicles for women's security . Cops are also posted outside girls' schools and colleges.
Delhi Police has proposed compulsory self-defence training in schools for girls. For safety of women using public transport, police has introduced Special Squad for Women's Protection. This squad travels in civvies to ensure no girl is being harassed in buses. A drive was also launched to catch youths passing lewd remarks and misbehaving with women in buses and public places under operation Shishtachar.
See also
Age of consent Crimes against women: India Juveniles, benefits and privileges of Juvenile delinquency in India Especially the section 'Rape by juveniles' Premarital sex
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