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India safer for foreigners than its daughters, over 34,000 rape cases registered in 2015
Shashank Shekhar | Ankur Sharma | Posted by Ashna Kumar | New Delhi, August 31, 2016
A total of 34,651 rape complaints were registered in the country during 2015 and in about 95 per cent of these cases - 33,098 to be precise - the alleged offenders were known to the victims, reveal the annual data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), pointing out that stricter laws have failed to deter attackers.
DELHI LEADS IN CRIME
Nearly 3.27 lakh cases of crimes against women were reported across the country. Of these, over 1.3 lakh were sexual offences - 1.2 lakh in states and 9,445 in Union territories. The sexual offences included rape, attempt to rape, assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to modesty of women.
Madhya Pradesh reported 4,391 rape cases in 2015, the highest among the states while, not surprisingly, the national capital registered 2,199 such cases, the highest among union territories.
Often dubbed as the 'crime capital' of India, Delhi tops the list of 53 mega cities, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, when it comes to the total number of criminal cases filed in a year.
However, the city police could file charge sheet in only 26 per cent of the cases, with over 3 lakh matters pending investigation. As per the NCRB records, Delhi (city) alone registered 1,73,947 FIRs during 2015, ahead of Mumbai by a wide margin which registered 42,940, followed by Bengaluru with 35,576 and Jaipur 26,288.
POOR CHARGESHEET RATE
In case of Delhi, the actual number of written complaints made in Delhi stood at over 3.52 lakh and oral complaints at 27.83 lakh. In 2015, the Capital saw a steep rise in cases of crime against women. Cops registered over 17,000 such cases including 5,367 of molestation followed by 3,738 of kidnapping. However, according to Delhi Police, the increase in number of cases is because of a transparent FIR system adopted by them. "From goat theft to stealing of Rs 20, we registered every relevant FIR. Along with truthful registration comes the onus of prevention and detection of crime, and Delhi Police has given an excellent account in this regard.
The figures in terms of cases solved by the police went up in connection with robbery, kidnapping for ransom, rapes, extortion, snatching and molestation," BS Bassi, who was Delhi Police commissioner in 2015, said during his last annual press conference. Delhi which boasts of over 84,000 police officers has a poor charge-sheeting rate of 26.7 per cent, which is far below states like Bihar (80.9 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (65 per cent) that are criticised for poor law and order situation.
Delhi stands at the penultimate spot, just above Manipur which has the lowest rate of 13.5 per cent. The city does not only have poor charge-sheeting rate but also a high number of pending cases. The NCRB data show that over 43.6 per cent cases are pending. Over three lakh cases are still under investigation. Madhya Pradesh has reported 4,391 rape cases, a highest among the states. Whereas, the national capital has reported 2,199 such cases--highest among the union territories. Maharashtra reported 4,144 rape incidents while a total of 3,644 and 3,025 rapes were reported in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, respectively. As many as 2,251 rape cases were reported in Odisha, Assam (1,733), Chhattisgarh (1,560), 1,256 in Kerala, West Bengal registered 1,129, 1,070 in Haryana and 1,041 in Bihar.
INDIA SAFER FOR FOREIGNERS
Among the union territories, 72 rape cases were reported in Chandigarh while 36 in Andaman and Nicobar Island. According to the data, offences against the state like sedition, promoting enmity among different groups, etc, have seen a steep rise. Such crimes have gone up by 12 per cent to 571 in 2015 from 512 in the previous year.
Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with the maximum number of cases recorded at 60, or 11 per cent of the national total. But India has apparently become safer for foreigners. Crime cases reported against foreigners in India fell 25 per cent in 2015 from the previous year. Data analysed by NCRB show 365 crimes were reported against foreigners in India in 2015, compared to 486 in 2014. Out of these, 271 were against tourists visiting India. Delhi, which witnessed 147 crimes against foreigners, accounted for more than 40 per cent of these total crimes.
India Today
Bonus: After rape, Delhi gets tag of India's 'stalking capital'
Shashank Shekhar | Ankur Sharma | Posted by Ashna Kumar | New Delhi, August 31, 2016
A total of 34,651 rape complaints were registered in the country during 2015 and in about 95 per cent of these cases - 33,098 to be precise - the alleged offenders were known to the victims, reveal the annual data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), pointing out that stricter laws have failed to deter attackers.
DELHI LEADS IN CRIME
Nearly 3.27 lakh cases of crimes against women were reported across the country. Of these, over 1.3 lakh were sexual offences - 1.2 lakh in states and 9,445 in Union territories. The sexual offences included rape, attempt to rape, assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to modesty of women.
Madhya Pradesh reported 4,391 rape cases in 2015, the highest among the states while, not surprisingly, the national capital registered 2,199 such cases, the highest among union territories.
Often dubbed as the 'crime capital' of India, Delhi tops the list of 53 mega cities, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, when it comes to the total number of criminal cases filed in a year.
However, the city police could file charge sheet in only 26 per cent of the cases, with over 3 lakh matters pending investigation. As per the NCRB records, Delhi (city) alone registered 1,73,947 FIRs during 2015, ahead of Mumbai by a wide margin which registered 42,940, followed by Bengaluru with 35,576 and Jaipur 26,288.
POOR CHARGESHEET RATE
In case of Delhi, the actual number of written complaints made in Delhi stood at over 3.52 lakh and oral complaints at 27.83 lakh. In 2015, the Capital saw a steep rise in cases of crime against women. Cops registered over 17,000 such cases including 5,367 of molestation followed by 3,738 of kidnapping. However, according to Delhi Police, the increase in number of cases is because of a transparent FIR system adopted by them. "From goat theft to stealing of Rs 20, we registered every relevant FIR. Along with truthful registration comes the onus of prevention and detection of crime, and Delhi Police has given an excellent account in this regard.
The figures in terms of cases solved by the police went up in connection with robbery, kidnapping for ransom, rapes, extortion, snatching and molestation," BS Bassi, who was Delhi Police commissioner in 2015, said during his last annual press conference. Delhi which boasts of over 84,000 police officers has a poor charge-sheeting rate of 26.7 per cent, which is far below states like Bihar (80.9 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (65 per cent) that are criticised for poor law and order situation.
Delhi stands at the penultimate spot, just above Manipur which has the lowest rate of 13.5 per cent. The city does not only have poor charge-sheeting rate but also a high number of pending cases. The NCRB data show that over 43.6 per cent cases are pending. Over three lakh cases are still under investigation. Madhya Pradesh has reported 4,391 rape cases, a highest among the states. Whereas, the national capital has reported 2,199 such cases--highest among the union territories. Maharashtra reported 4,144 rape incidents while a total of 3,644 and 3,025 rapes were reported in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, respectively. As many as 2,251 rape cases were reported in Odisha, Assam (1,733), Chhattisgarh (1,560), 1,256 in Kerala, West Bengal registered 1,129, 1,070 in Haryana and 1,041 in Bihar.
INDIA SAFER FOR FOREIGNERS
Among the union territories, 72 rape cases were reported in Chandigarh while 36 in Andaman and Nicobar Island. According to the data, offences against the state like sedition, promoting enmity among different groups, etc, have seen a steep rise. Such crimes have gone up by 12 per cent to 571 in 2015 from 512 in the previous year.
Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with the maximum number of cases recorded at 60, or 11 per cent of the national total. But India has apparently become safer for foreigners. Crime cases reported against foreigners in India fell 25 per cent in 2015 from the previous year. Data analysed by NCRB show 365 crimes were reported against foreigners in India in 2015, compared to 486 in 2014. Out of these, 271 were against tourists visiting India. Delhi, which witnessed 147 crimes against foreigners, accounted for more than 40 per cent of these total crimes.
India Today
Bonus: After rape, Delhi gets tag of India's 'stalking capital'
