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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN

CRIME AND VIOLENCE

 

1. Incidence of Crimes Against Women (All India, 2000-2002)

S.No.

Crime Head

Crimes against women

Percentage variation in 2002 over 2001

2000

2001

2002

1.

Rape

16496

16075

16373

1.8

2.

Kidnapping & Abduction

15023

14645

14506

-0.9

3.

Dowry Death

6995

6851

6822

-0.4

4.

Torture

45778

49170

49237

0.1

5.

Molestation

32940

34124

33943

-0.5

6.

Sexual Harassment

11024

9746

10155

4.2

7.

Importation of Girls

64

114

76

-33.3

8.

Sati Prevention Act

0

0

0

0

9.

Immoral Traffic (P) Act

9515

8796

11242

27.8

10.

Indecent Rep. of Women (P) Act

662

1052

2508

138.4

11.

Dowry Prohibition Act

2876

3222

2816

-12.6

 

Total

141373

143795

147678

2.7

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2. Incidence and Rate 0f Crime Committed Against Women in States and Union Territories

S.No.

India / State / UT

Incidence

 

Percentage Contribution To All-India Total

Population
@

(In Lakhs)

Rate of Total Cognizable Crimes

1.

Andhra Pradesh

16477

11.5

757.3

21.8

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

180

0.1

10.9

16.5

3.

Assam

4243

3.0

266.4

15.9

4.

Bihar

5356

3.7

828.8

6.5

5.

Chhattisgarh

3989

2.8

208.0

19.2

6.

Delhi

2291

1.6

137.8

16.6

7.

Goa

83

0.1

13.4

6.2

8.

Gujarat

5805

4.0

506.0

11.5

9.

Haryana

3393

2.4

210.8

16.1

10.

Himachal Pradesh

890

0.6

60.8

14.6

11.

Jammu & Kashmir

1656

1.2

100.7

16.4

12.

Jharkhand

2229

1.6

269.1

8.3

13.

Karnataka

6002

4.2

527.3

11.4

14.

Kerala

5450

3.8

318.4

17.1

15.

Madhya Pradesh

14549

10.1

603.9

24.1

16.

Maharashtra

12524

8.7

967.5

12.9

17.

Manipur

112

0.1

23.9

4.7

18.

Meghalaya

66

0.0

23.1

2.9

19.

Mizoram

126

0.1

8.9

14.1

20.

Nagaland

30

0.0

19.9

1.5

21.

Orissa

5357

3.7

367.1

14.6

22.

Punjab

2361

1.6

242.9

9.7

23.

Rajasthan

12175

8.5

564.7

21.6

24.

Sikkim

24

0.0

5.4

4.4

25.

Tamil Nadu

10111

7.0

621.1

16.3

26.

Tripura

438

0.3

31.9

13.7

27.

Uttar Pradesh

20227

14.1

1660.5

12.2

28.

Uttaranchal

749

0.5

84.8

8.8

29.

West Bengal

6570

4.6

802.2

8.2

30.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

34

0.0

3.6

9.6

31.

Chandigarh

150

0.1

9.0

16.6

32.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

19

0.0

2.2

8.6

33.

Daman & Diu

10

0.0

1.6

6.3

34.

Lakshadweep

0

0.0

0.6

0.0

35.

Pondicherry

119

0.1

9.7

12.2

Total (All-India)

143795

100.0

10270.15

14.0

Note: @ Based on Census 2001

Source: India, Ministry of Home Affairs, National Crime Records Bureau. (2003). Crime in India 2001. New Delhi. P.261

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3. Age Group-Wise Victims of Rape Cases (Total), 2002

S.No.

India/State/UTs

No. of Cases Reported

No. of Victims

Upto 10 Years

10-14 Years

14-18 Years

18-30 Years

30-50 Years

Above 50 Years

Total Victims

1.

Andhra Pradesh

1002

35

67

35

709

148

8

1002

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

38

0

0

3

30

5

0

38

3.

Assam

970

0

0

3

621

346

0

970

4.

Bihar

1040

0

2

2

805

231

0

1040

5.

Chhattisgarh

992

26

131

25

652

147

11

992

6.

Delhi

403

35

54

52

217

49

0

407

7.

Goa

12

1

3

3

4

1

0

12

8.

Gujarat

267

16

16

43

176

17

0

268

9.

Haryana

361

29

49

6

237

39

1

361

10.

Himachal Pradesh

137

5

5

16

71

36

4

137

11.

Jammu & Kashmir

192

0

0

7

140

44

1

192

12.

Jharkhand

797

0

0

43

676

78

0

797

13.

Karnataka

292

3

10

6

218

54

1

292

14.

Kerala

499

25

29

132

265

45

3

499

15.

Madhya Pradesh

2891

80

185

252

1549

811

14

2891

16.

Maharashtra

1352

63

130

319

693

140

7

1352

17.

Manipur

14

0

0

0

14

0

0

14

18.

Meghalaya

38

3

9

22

4

0

0

38

19.

Mizoram

76

0

1

1

52

13

9

76

20.

Nagaland

17

2

1

3

11

0

0

17

21.

Orissa

691

12

9

0

614

56

0

691

22.

Punjab

299

8

12

32

213

33

1

299

23.

Rajasthan

1051

5

8

25

788

220

5

1051

24.

Sikkim

6

0

2

2

2

0

0

6

25.

Tamil Nadu

534

15

8

6

465

39

1

534

26.

Tripura

108

0

0

0

98

10

0

108

27.

Uttar Pradesh

1415

38

111

271

775

220

0

1415

28.

Uttaranchal

89

2

4

2

66

15

0

89

29.

West Bengal

759

5

3

8

552

191

0

759

30.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

31.

Chandigarh

18

1

4

1

9

331

0

18

32.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

4

1

1

1

1

0

0

4

33.

Daman & Diu

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.

Lakshadweep

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

35.

Pondicherry

6

1

0

3

2

0

0

6

 

India

16373

411

854

1325

10730

2992

66

16378

Source: India, Ministry of Home Affairs, National Crime Records Bureau. (2004). Crime in India 2002. New Delhi. P. 283

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