Lok Sabha Question No. 2263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Crime against Women and Minor Girls
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shiromani Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2263

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN AND MINOR GIRLS

†2263. SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether crimes against women and minor girls have been increased in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b)  if  so,  the  number  of  cases  of  rape/gang-rape,  acid  attacks,  murder, harassment and molestation reported in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  or  proposes  to  set  up  One  Stop Crisis Centre in the country to help such victims;

(d) if so, the details of the facilities being provided to such victims in the said centres; and

(e)  the  additional  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) & (b) : National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available until year 2021. The number of Cases Registered (CR) for crimes against women and girls under Indian Penal Code and Special Local Laws during years 2018 to 2021 are as follows:

| Year       | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   | 2021   |
|------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Cases      | 378236 | 405326 | 371503 | 428278 |
| Registered |        |        |        |        |

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Cases  Registered  under  Rape  (Section  376 IPC), Assault on Women to outrage her Modesty (Section 354 IPC) & Insult to the Modesty of Women (Section 509 IPC) for the years 2018-2021 are at Annexure-I.  Cases Registered under Acid Attack (Section 326A IPC), Gang Rape (Section 376D IPC) & Murder of women including girls during 20182021 are at Annexure-II.

(c)  to  (e)  :  As  per  available  information,  the  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child Development  has  set  up  730  One  Stop  Centres  in  the  country.  These centres provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence and in distress, under one roof and provide an integrated range of services including medical aid, legal aid, temporary shelter, police assistance,  psycho-social  counseling.  Further,  the  Government  of  India has taken a number of initiatives for safety of women across the country, as below:

i.  The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment),  Act  2013  was  enacted  for  effective deterrence against sexual offences. Further, the Criminal Law (Amendment)  Act,  2018  was  enacted  to  prescribe  even  more  stringent penal provisions including death penalty for rape of girls below the age of 12 years. The Act also inter-alia mandates completion of investigation and filing of chargesheet in rape cases in 2 months and trials to be completed in 2 months.

ii.  Emergency  Response  Support  System  provides  a  pan-India,  single internationally recognized number (112) based system for all emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress.

iii.  Using  technology  to  aid  smart  policing  and  safety  management, Safe City Projects have been sanctioned in first Phase in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai).

iv.  The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  launched  a  cyber-crime reporting  portal  on  20th  September,  2018  for  citizens  to  report  obscene content.

v. MHA has launched the 'National Database on Sexual Offenders' (NDSO) on 20th September 2018 to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.

vi.  MHA  has  launched  an  online  analytic  tool  'Investigation  Tracking System for Sexual Offences' for Police on 19th February 2019 to facilitate them  to  monitor  and  track  time-bound  investigation  in  sexual  assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.

vii. In order to improve investigation, MHA has taken steps to strengthen DNA  analysis  units  in  Central  and  State  Forensic  Science  Laboratories. This  includes  setting  up  of  State-of-the-Art  DNA  Analysis  Unit  in  Central Forensic Science  Laboratory, Chandigarh.  MHA  has  also  sanctioned setting-up and upgrading of DNA Analysis units in State Forensic Science Laboratories after gap analysis and demand assessment.

## L.S.U.Q.N.2263 FOR 20.12.2022

viii.  MHA  has  notified  guidelines  for  collection  of  forensic  evidence  in sexual  assault  cases  and  the  standard  composition  in  a  sexual  assault evidence  collection  kit.  To  facilitate  adequate  capacity  in  manpower, training and skill building programs have been undertaken for Investigation Officers,   Prosecution  Officers  and   Medical Officers . Bureau  of    Police Research & Development has distributed 14,950 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits to States/ UTs as orientation kit as part of training.

ix. MHA has also approved two projects for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations and Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of the country.

x.  In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  measures,  the  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  have  issued  advisories from time  to time  with a view to help the States/UTs  to  deal  with  crimes  against  women,  which  are  available  at www.mha.gov.in.

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## TH

## ANNEXURE-I MENTIONED IN THE REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2263 FOR REPLY ON 20 December 2022

Details of Cases Registered under Rape (Section 376 IPC), Assault on Women ( 354 IPC) and Insult to the Modesty (Section 509 IPC) of women including girls during 2018-2021

| S. No   | State/UT                           | 2018   | 2018             | 2018                  | 2019   | 2019             | 2019                  | 2020   | 2020             | 2020                  | 2021   | 2021             | 2021                  |
|---------|------------------------------------|--------|------------------|-----------------------|--------|------------------|-----------------------|--------|------------------|-----------------------|--------|------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No.  | State/UT                           | Rape   | Assault on Women | Insult to the Modesty | Rape   | Assault on Women | Insult to the Modesty | Rape   | Assault on Women | Insult to the Modesty | Rape   | Assault on Women | Insult to the Modesty |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh                     | 971    | 4445             | 1802                  | 1086   | 4444             | 1892                  | 1095   | 4886             | 2342                  | 1188   | 5108             | 2370                  |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 67     | 103              | 12                    | 63     | 80               | 6                     | 60     | 73               | 3                     | 83     | 74               | 10                    |
| 3.      | Assam                              | 1648   | 4180             | 171                   | 1773   | 4619             | 385                   | 1657   | 4642             | 90                    | 1733   | 4499             | 184                   |
| 4.      | Bihar                              | 651    | 262              | 30                    | 730    | 312              | 11                    | 806    | 584              | 6                     | 786    | 387              | 1                     |
| 5.      | Chhattisgrah                       | 2091   | 1854             | 184                   | 1036   | 1316             | 232                   | 1210   | 1461             | 279                   | 1093   | 1248             | 238                   |
| 6.      | Goa                                | 61     | 125              | 26                    | 72     | 119              | 37                    | 60     | 67               | 35                    | 72     | 74               | 20                    |
| 7.      | Gujarat                            | 553    | 1208             | 12                    | 528    | 1048             | 16                    | 486    | 846              | 17                    | 589    | 660              | 7                     |
| 8.      | Haryana                            | 1296   | 2671             | 192                   | 1480   | 2581             | 173                   | 1373   | 2339             | 183                   | 1716   | 2882             | 290                   |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 344    | 513              | 78                    | 359    | 498              | 72                    | 331    | 538              | 88                    | 358    | 487              | 94                    |
| 10.     | Jharkhand                          | 1090   | 1378             | 37                    | 1416   | 1646             | 7                     | 1321   | 1358             | 6                     | 1425   | 1335             | 6                     |
| 11.     | Karnataka                          | 492    | 5204             | 138                   | 505    | 4937             | 107                   | 504    | 4751             | 70                    | 555    | 5105             | 71                    |
| 12.     | Kerala                             | 1945   | 4544             | 461                   | 2023   | 4507             | 435                   | 637    | 3890             | 442                   | 771    | 4059             | 504                   |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5433   | 8790             | 270                   | 2485   | 5585             | 174                   | 2339   | 5378             | 200                   | 2947   | 5760             | 250                   |
| 14.     | Maharashtra                        | 2142   | 10835            | 1074                  | 2299   | 10472            | 1074                  | 2061   | 9965             | 969                   | 2468   | 10568            | 1038                  |
| 15.     | Manipur                            | 52     | 56               | 8                     | 36     | 59               | 7                     | 32     | 61               | 8                     | 26     | 92               | 16                    |
| 16.     | Meghalaya                          | 87     | 95               | 16                    | 102    | 96               | 18                    | 67     | 86               | 16                    | 75     | 92               | 24                    |
| 17.     | Mizoram                            | 50     | 67               | 1                     | 42     | 35               | 0                     | 33     | 26               | 3                     | 26     | 31               | 0                     |
| 18.     | Nagaland                           | 10     | 10               | 5                     | 8      | 8                | 1                     | 4      | 7                | 2                     | 4      | 11               | 1                     |
| 19.     | Odisha                             | 918    | 9973             | 506                   | 1382   | 11308            | 536                   | 1211   | 12605            | 615                   | 1456   | 14853            | 838                   |
| 20.     | Punjab                             | 831    | 956              | 19                    | 1002   | 944              | 35                    | 502    | 731              | 28                    | 464    | 678              | 39                    |
| 21.     | Rajasthan                          | 4335   | 5249             | 30                    | 5997   | 8802             | 69                    | 5310   | 8661             | 85                    | 6337   | 9079             | 73                    |
| 22.     | Sikkim                             | 16     | 23               | 5                     | 11     | 21               | 2                     | 12     | 18               | 0                     | 8      | 17               | 0                     |
| 23.     | Tamil Nadu                         | 331    | 814              | 14                    | 362    | 803              | 7                     | 389    | 892              | 31                    | 422    | 1077             | 32                    |
| 24.     | Telangana                          | 606    | 4567             | 878                   | 873    | 4190             | 695                   | 764    | 4907             | 565                   | 823    | 4365             | 775                   |
| 25.     | Tripura                            | 97     | 165              | 6                     | 88     | 153              | 5                     | 79     | 115              | 3                     | 61     | 94               | 1                     |
| 26.     | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3946   | 12555            | 17                    | 3065   | 11988            | 42                    | 2769   | 9864             | 28                    | 2845   | 9393             | 27                    |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand                        | 561    | 548              | 8                     | 526    | 475              | 10                    | 487    | 474              | 43                    | 534    | 655              | 13                    |
| 28.     | West Bengal                        | 1069   | 3399             | 391                   | 1068   | 3291             | 389                   | 1128   | 2488             | 446                   | 1123   | 2485             | 424                   |
|         | Total State(S)                     | 31693  | 84589            | 6395                  | 30417  | 84337            | 6437                  | 26727  | 81713            | 6603                  | 30016  | 85168            | 7346                  |
| 29.     | A &NIsland                         | 30     | 35               | 4                     | - 13   | 25               | 3                     | 2      | 15               | 3                     | 15     | 32               | 4                     |
| 30.     | Chandigarh                         | 86     | 100              | 3                     | 112    | 66               | 15                    | 60     | 42               | 4                     | 74     | 37               | 6                     |
| 31.     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 10     | 11               | 3                     | 4      | 8                | 3                     | 7      | 6                | 3                     | 5      | 7                | 0                     |
| 32.     | Delhi                              | 1215   | 2705             | 552                   | 1253   | 2355             | 456                   | 997    | 1840             | 416                   | 1250   | 2068             | 417                   |
| 33.     | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 320    | 1597             | 25                    | 223    | 1440             | 15                    | 243    | 1744             | 35                    | 315    | 1851             | 10                    |
| 34.     | Ladakh                             | -      |                  | "                     | -      | -                | -                     | 2      | 4                | 0                     | 2      | 5                | 1                     |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep                        | 2      | 0                | 1                     | 0      | 5                | 8                     | 3      | 3                | 1                     | 0      | 1                | 1                     |
| 36.     | Puducherry                         | 0      | 60               | 9                     | 10     | 23               | 0                     | 8      | 25               | 0                     | 2      | 31               | 3                     |
|         | Total UT(S)                        | 1663   | 4508             | 597                   | 1615   | 3922             | 500                   | 1319   | 3679             | 462                   | 1661   | 4032             | 442                   |
|         | Total (All INDIA)                  | 33356  | 89097            | 6992                  | 32032  | 88259            | 6937                  | 28046  | 85392            | 7065                  | 31677  | 89200            | 7788                  |

Source: Crime in India Note: '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu for 2018 & 2019 Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2018 & 2019

## ANNEXURE-II MENTIONED IN THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2263 FOR REPLY ON 20 th  DECEMBER 2022

## Details of Cases Registered under Acid Attack (Section 326A IPC), Gang Rape (Section 376D IPC) and Murder of Women Including Girls During 2018-2021

| S. No.   | State/UT                           | 2018         | 2018      | 2018   | 2019        | 2019      | 2019   | 2020        | 2020      | 2020   | 2021        | 2021      | 2021   |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------|-----------|--------|-------------|-----------|--------|-------------|-----------|--------|-------------|-----------|--------|
|          |                                    | Acid Atta ck | Gang Rape | Murder | Acid Attack | Gang Rape | Murder | Acid Attack | Gang Rape | Murder | Acid Attack | Gang Rape | Murder |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3            | 12        | 344    | 3           | 9         | 355    | 4           | 17        | 307    | 2           | 13        | 329    |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0            | 1         | 12     | 0           | 4         | 18     | 0           | 0         | 13     | 0           | 1         | 14     |
| 3.       | Assam                              | 3            | 20        | 304    | 6           | 25        | 282    | 4           | 19        | 190    | 7           | 57        | 259    |
| 4.       | Bihar                              | 6            | 8         | 562    | 7           | 14        | 629    | 1           | 6         | 602    | 1           | 1         | 655    |
| 5.       | Chhattisgrah                       | 0            | 38        | 341    | 0           | 15        | 358    | 1           | 16        | 353    | 0           | 33        | 383    |
| 6.       | Goa                                | 0            | 3         | 8      | 0           | 2         | 8      | 0           | 0         | 9      | 0           | 1         | 11     |
| 7.       | Gujarat                            | 7            | 7         | 299    | 5           | 14        | 263    | 4           | 18        | 260    | 6           | 17        | 260    |
| 8.       | Haryana                            | 0            | 155       | 227    | 4           | 159       | 247    | 1           | 163       | 241    | 6           | 171       | 266    |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 0            | 7         | 30     | 1           | 4         | 24     | 0           | 4         | 32     | 0           | 3         | 28     |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                          | 0            | 50        | 553    | 0           | 52        | 406    | 1           | 54        | 345    | 0           | 55        | 383    |
| 11.      | Karnataka                          | 2            | 8         | 464    | 5           | 7         | 455    | 5           | 8         | 452    | 1           | 12        | 435    |
| 12.      | Kerala                             | 4            | 13        | 97     | 2           | 7         | 119    | 4           | 12        | 82     | 1           | 13        | 125    |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5            | 198       | 588    | 8           | 162       | 580    | 5           | 155       | 664    | 5           | 145       | 626    |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                        | 5            | 90        | 647    | 6           | 63        | 653    | 4           | 58        | 564    | 3           | 68        | 634    |
| 15.      | Manipur                            | 0            | 0         | 8      | 0           | 0         | 14     | 0           | 1         | 9      | 0           | 0         | 6      |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                          | 0            | 0         | 9      | 0           | 5         | 10     | 2           | 5         | 9      | 0           | 2         | 14     |
| 17.      | Mizoram                            | 0            | 0         | 10     | 0           | 1         | 4      | 0           | 1         | 9      | 0           | 2         | 9      |
| 18.      | Nagaland                           | 0            | 0         | 15     | 0           | 0         | 11     | 0           | 0         | 11     | 0           | 0         | 8      |
| 19.      | Odisha                             | 5            | 14        | 625    | 3           | 22        | 634    | 6           | 15        | 598    | 3           | 7         | 604    |
| 20.      | Punjab                             | 4            | 21        | 195    | 5           | 29        | 204    | 2           | 35        | 181    | 3           | 21        | 175    |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                          | 1            | 556       | 313    | 2           | 902       | 361    | 2           | 941       | 334    | 3           | 1153      | 376    |
| 22.      | Sikkim                             | 0            | 1         | 4      | 0           | 1         | 3      | 0           | 0         | 4      | 0           | 0         | 4      |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                         | 2            | 7         | 467    | 4           | 1         | 503    | 0           | 2         | 433    | 1           | 4         | 452    |
| 24.      | Telangana                          | 10           | 21        | 226    | 0           | 14        | 270    | 3           | 10        | 26l    | 1           | 18        | 264    |
| 25.      | Tripura                            | 0            | 2         | 53     | 1           | 6         | 56     | 2           | 2         | 56     | 0           | 1         | 48     |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 32           | 492       | 1232   | 42          | 301       | 1042   | 21          | 271       | 947    | 18          | 229       | 1012   |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                        | 1            | 1         | 50     | 2           | 9         | 58     | 1           | 0         | 31     | 2           | 0         | 52     |
| 28.      | West Bengal                        | 36           | 55        | 895    | 36          | 86        | 929    | 29          | 73        | 907    | 30          | 107       | 812    |
|          | Total State(S)                     | 126          | 1780      | 8378   | 142         | 1914      | 8496   | 102         | 1886      | 7884   | 93          | 2134      | 8244   |
| 29.      | A&NIsland                          | 0            | 0         | 9      | 0           | 0         | 9      | 0           | 0         | 1      | 0           | 0         | 7      |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                         | 0            | 2         | 3      | 0           | 1         | 9      | 1           | 1         | 8      | 0           | 2         | 6      |
| 31.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0            | 0         |        | 0           | 0         |        | 0           | 0         | 1      | 0           | 0         | 4      |
| 32.      | Delhi                              | 5            | 44        | 1 117  | 8           | 47        | 6 135  | 2           | 46        | 81     | 8           | 64        | 110    |
| 33.      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 0            | 0         | 29     | 0           | 0         | 20     | 0           | 0         | 27     | 1           | 0         | 27     |
| 34.      | Ladakh                             |              |           |        |             |           |        |             | 0         | 0      | 0           | 0         | 1      |
| 35.      |                                    |              |           | -      |             |           | -      | 0           |           |        | 0           | 0         |        |
| 36.      | Lakshadweep Puducherry             | 0 0          | 0 0       | 1 0    | 0 0         | 0 0       | 0 0    | 0 0         | 0 0       | 0 0    | 0           | 0         | 1 5    |
|          | Total UT(S)                        | 5            | 46        | 160    | 8           | 48        | 179    | 3           | 47        | 118    | 9           | 66        | 161    |
|          | Total (All INDIA)                  | 131          | 1826      | 8538   | 150         | 1962      | 8675   | 105         | 19 33     | 8002   | 102         | 2200      | 8405   |

Source: Crime in India

Note: '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu for 2018 & 2019

Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2018 & 2019