India records close 4.5 lakh crimes against women in 2023: NCRB report

Close to 45 lakh crimes against women were reported in 2023 up marginally from the previous two years according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau NCRB dataA total of 448211 crimes against women were reported in 2023 an increase from 445256 cases in 2022 and 428278 in 2021The figures compiled from police records in states and union territories indicate a national crime rate of 662 incidents per lakh female population based on midyear projected female population estimates of 6770 lakhThe overall chargesheeting rate for these cases stood at 776 per cent in 2023Among states Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases at 66381 followed by Maharashtra at 47101 Rajasthan at 45450 West Bengal at 34691 and Madhya Pradesh at 32342Telangana led in crime rate at 1249 per lakh female population ahead of Rajasthan at 1148 Odisha at 1124 Haryana at 1103 and Kerala at 861Cruelty by husband or relatives under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code IPC accounted for the largest share with 133676 cases and a rate of 197Kidnapping and abduction of women with 88605 cases and a rate of 131 followedAssault on women with intent to outrage modesty found mention in 83891 cases at a rate of 124 while rape in 29670 cases at a rate of 44Dowry deaths totalled 6156 cases with a rate of 09 abetment to suicide had 4825 cases at a rate of 07 and insult to modesty saw 8823 cases at a rate of 13Rape cases comprised 28821 incidents involving women aged 18 and above and 849 involving girls below 18Attempts to commit rape numbered 2796 cases and acid attacks were reported in 113 casesUnder Special and Local Laws SLL crimes against women totalled 87850 casesThe Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 saw 15489 cases while the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 recorded 1788 cases involving women victimsThe Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 had 632 casesThirtyone cases were lodged under the Indecent Representation of Women Prohibition Act 1986 40046 cases under the POCSO Act for child rape 22149 for sexual assault 2778 for sexual harassment 698 for using a child for pornography and 513 for the laws other provisionsPolice disposal statistics revealed 185961 cases were pending investigation from previous years with 448211 new cases registered and 987 transferred totalling 635159 casesOf these 182219 were chargesheeted yielding a chargesheeting rate of 776 per cent Pendency stood at 182219 cases or 287 per centCourt disposal data showed 2184756 cases were pending trial from prior years in addition to 350937 new cases and 6276 reopened totalling 2535693 casesPendency at courts reached 2303657 cases or 908 per centA total of 667940 persons comprising 587441 males 80490 females and nine transgender persons were arrested in 2023 for crimes against womenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever