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Rape statistics in India: Recently, the incident of rape and murder of a female doctor in a medical college and hospital in Kolkata has shaken the whole country. After this, doctors are protesting across the country demanding justice. After this, the issue of women's safety in the country has once again come into discussion.
In the years surrounding the 2012 Delhi incident, the NCRB recorded 25,000 rape cases annually across India. The number has since crossed 30,000. In 2016, the number reached 39,000, but in 2020, covid There was a temporary decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the figures have risen again since then.
According to a government report, on an average a woman was raped every 15 minutes in 2018. More than 31,000 rape cases were registered in 2022, which shows that even today a woman is raped every 16 minutes in the country. According to NCRB data, the conviction rate in rape cases has declined from 2018 to 2022, from 27 percent to 28 percent.
The NCRB report shows that 4,45,256 cases were registered in India in 2022, which is equivalent to 51 cases every hour. It is clear from these figures that not only is the judicial process delayed in cases of crime against women, but the conviction rate is also very low. To improve this situation, both the police and the justice system need to work together so that effective steps can be taken to prevent crimes against women.
rape cases in states
A total of 31,516 cases of rape were registered across the country in 2022, that is, one case was registered every 16 minutes. The highest number of cases have been registered in the following states.
Rajasthan: 5,399 cases
Uttar Pradesh: 3,690 cases
Madhya Pradesh: 3,029 cases
Maharashtra: 2,904 cases
Assam: 1,113 cases
