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Crimes in India report
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- The National Crime Record Bureau released a report titled “Crime in India”, 2019.
- According to the report, crimes against women increased by 7.3% between 2018 and 2019.
Highlights
- Uttar Pradesh reported highest number of cases in both the categories, crimes against women and crimes against scheduled castes.
- Also, UP had the highest number of crimes against girl children under POCSO Act followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh.
- UP had the highest number of acid attacks followed by West Bengal.
- UP had the highest crimes against Scheduled Castes followed by Rajasthan and Bihar.
- UP also had the highest number of dowry cases followed by Bihar.
- Assam reported the highest rate of crimes against women.
- Rajasthan had the highest rate of crimes against scheduled castes.
- In 2018, the crime rate was 58.8 and it increased to 62.4 in 2019.
- The highest number of rapes against Dalit women was recorded in Rajasthan, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
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