Lok Sabha Question No. 390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Crime against Women and Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 390.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017/ ASHADHA 27, 1939 (SAKA)

## CRIME AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

390.

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  cases  of  crimes  against  girls,  children  and  women reported during the last one year in the country;

(b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  crimes  against  children  and  women  in  the country are on the rise; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): State/UT-wise  cases  registered  under  crimes  against  children and women is enclosed as Annexure-I & II.

(c): As per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects and, as such the primary responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of crime lies with the States/UT Administrations.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued advisories on 04.09.2009, 14.7.2010,

## L.S.US.Q.NO.390 FOR 18.7.2017

5.1.2015,  20.4.2015  and  12.05.2015  on  Crime  against  women  and  crime against children, to all State Governments/UTs. These advisories specifically direct the States/UTs that cases should be thoroughly investigated and chargesheets against the accused persons should be filed within three months from the date of occurrence, without compromising on the quality of investigation. Speedy investigation should be conducted in heinous  crimes  like  rape,  murder  etc.  The  medical  examination  of  rape victims should be conducted without delay. These advisories are available at www.mha.nic.in.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.390 FOR 18.7.2017

State/UT-wise cases registered under crime against children during 2014-2016*

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2014 |   2015 | 2016*   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |   2059 |   1992 | 1908    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |    134 |    181 | 133     |
| 3         | Assam             |   1385 |   2835 | 2978    |
| 4         | Bihar             |   2255 |   1917 | 3932    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   4358 |   4469 | 4746    |
| 6         | Goa               |    330 |    242 | 230     |
| 7         | Gujarat           |   3219 |   3623 | 3604    |
| 8         | Haryana           |   2540 |   3262 | 3099    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |    467 |    477 | 467     |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |    211 |    308 | 222     |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |    423 |    406 | 581     |
| 12        | Karnataka         |   3416 |   3961 | 4455    |
| 13        | Kerala            |   2391 |   2384 | 2881    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |  15085 |  12859 | 13746   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |   8115 |  13921 | 14559   |
| 16        | Manipur           |    137 |    110 | 133     |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |    213 |    257 | 242     |
| 18        | Mizoram           |    178 |    186 | 188     |
| 19        | Nagaland          |     25 |     61 | 78      |
| 20        | Odisha            |   2196 |   2562 | 3286    |
| 21        | Punjab            |   1762 |   1836 | 1843    |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |   3880 |   3689 | 4034    |
| 23        | Sikkim            |     93 |     64 | 110     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |   2354 |   2617 | 2856    |
| 25        | Telangana         |   1930 |   2697 | 2913    |
| 26        | Tripura           |    369 |    255 | 274     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |  14835 |  11420 | NR      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |    489 |    635 | 676     |
| 29        | West Bengal       |   4909 |   4963 | NR      |
|           | TOTAL STATE(S)    |  79758 |  84189 | 74174   |
| 30        | A & N Islands     |     50 |    102 | 78      |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |    208 |    271 | 222     |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        |     11 |     35 | 21      |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        |      7 |     28 | 31      |
| 34        | Delhi UT          |   9350 |   9489 | 8108    |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |      1 |      2 | 5       |
| 36        | Puducherry        |     38 |     56 | 71      |
|           | TOTAL UT(S)       |   9665 |   9983 | 8536    |
|           | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |  89423 |  94172 | 82710   |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

Note:  NR implies data not received from the State of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

State/UT-wise cases registered under crime against women during 2014-2016*

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2014 |   2015 | 2016*   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |  16558 |  15997 | 16853   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |    352 |    384 | 428     |
| 3         | Assam             |  19472 |  24664 | 23189   |
| 4         | Bihar             |  15675 |  14208 | 13619   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   6298 |   5769 | 6521    |
| 6         | Goa               |    502 |    391 | 370     |
| 7         | Gujarat           |  10845 |   7770 | 8858    |
| 8         | Haryana           |   9276 |   9674 | 10846   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |   1525 |   1291 | 1290    |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |   3322 |   3364 | 2854    |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |   6103 |   6596 | 5794    |
| 12        | Karnataka         |  13993 |  12786 | 14250   |
| 13        | Kerala            |  11394 |   9723 | 11167   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |  28769 |  24212 | 26652   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |  26813 |  31175 | 31308   |
| 16        | Manipur           |    337 |    266 | 278     |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |    399 |    352 | 406     |
| 18        | Mizoram           |    258 |    158 | 284     |
| 19        | Nagaland          |     68 |     91 | 129     |
| 20        | Odisha            |  14720 |  17199 | 19591   |
| 21        | Punjab            |   5448 |   5312 | 5587    |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |  31243 |  28220 | 27720   |
| 23        | Sikkim            |    111 |     53 | 229     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |   6331 |   5904 | 6005    |
| 25        | Telangana         |  14166 |  15401 | 16533   |
| 26        | Tripura           |   1617 |   1281 | 1012    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |  38551 |  35640 | NR      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |   1401 |   1456 | 1784    |
| 29        | West Bengal       |  39312 |  34374 | NR      |
|           | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 324859 | 313711 | 253557  |
| 30        | A & N Islands     |    115 |    136 | 147     |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |    433 |    470 | 409     |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        |     21 |     25 | 38      |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        |     15 |     29 | 51      |
| 34        | Delhi UT          |  15302 |  17189 | 15324   |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |      4 |      9 | 13      |
| 36        | Puducherry        |     77 |     80 | 142     |
|           | TOTAL UT(S)       |  15967 |  17938 | 16124   |
|           | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 340826 | 331649 | 269681  |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

Note:  NR implies data not received from the State of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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