Uttar Pradesh most unsafe for women: NCRB 2017 data
November 2 , 2019 1768 days 1248 0
According to the report, 3.59 lakh cases of crime against women were reported in the country, of which Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 56,011 cases.
It was followed by Maharashtra with 31,979 cases and West Bengal 30,002.
The definition of ‘crime against women’ includes murder, rape, dowry death, suicide abetment, acid attack, cruelty against women and kidnapping, according to the report.
Shelter homes of Pune were the most unsafe ones for women in 2017, recording 26 cases of sexual harassment, followed by Mumbai (24), data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows.
This is the first time NCRB has given a break-up of sexual harassment cases based on location—harassment at workplace, public transport, shelter homes and other places, including home.