According to the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Delhi registered the very best price of crime towards ladies within the nation in 2022. The nationwide capital recorded 14,247 circumstances in 2022 with a price of 144.4 (per lakh), which was means above the nationwide common of 66.4. The crime towards ladies within the nationwide capital stood at 14,277 in 2021 and 10,093 in 2020, reported PTI.

The NCRB information revealed that Uttar Pradesh registered 65,743 crime towards ladies FIRs in 2022 adopted by Maharashtra 45,331, Rajasthan 45,058, West Bengal 34,738 and Madhya Pradesh 32,765. These 5 states collectively contributed 50.2% (2,23,635 circumstances) of the overall circumstances lodged within the nation in 2022.

The NCRB information acknowledged that 12 states and Union Territories recorded crime charges increased than the nationwide common of 66.4.

National capital Delhi topped the checklist with 144.4, adopted by Haryana with a median crime price of 118.7, Telangana 117, Rajasthan 115.1, Odisha 103, Andhra Pradesh 96.2, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 93.7, Kerala 82, Assam 81, Madhya Pradesh 78.8, Uttarakhand 77, Maharashtra 75.1, West Bengal 71.8 and UP 58.6.

The NCRB information additional acknowledged {that a} complete of 4,45,256 circumstances of crime towards ladies have been registered final yr throughout the nation, with virtually 51 FIRs each hour. The figures have been 4,28,278 in 2021 and three,71,503 in 2020.

The majority of crimes towards ladies underneath the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have been of cruelty by the husband or his family (31.4%) adopted by kidnapping and abduction of girls (19.2%), assault on ladies with intent to outrage her modesty (18.7%), and rape (7.1%), the NCRB information acknowledged.

The NCRB mentioned the upward swing in police information (FIR) doesn’t imply a rise in crime. It means extra persons are coming ahead to register crimes.

“’Rise in crime’ and ‘enhance in registration of crime by police’ are clearly two various things, a truth which requires higher understanding. Thus an oft-repeated expectation from sure quarters that an efficient police administration will be capable to maintain the crime figures low is misplaced,” the NCRB mentioned

“Increase in crime numbers in a state police information might in actual fact be on account of sure citizen-centric police initiatives, like launching of e-FIR facility or ladies helpdesks,” it mentioned.

“The increase or decrease in crime numbers, however, does call for a professional investigation of underlying factors pertaining to the local communities to suitably address the pertinent issues,” it added.