Domestic abuse or cruelty by husband and/or relatives was the highest reported crime against women across India in 2020. Assault ranked second that year, with over 85 thousand cases filed. Rape, which makes headlines regularly in the country recorded over 28 thousand. This was from a total of over 371 thousand cases of crime reported against women that year.
Number of reported crimes against women across India in 2020, by type of crime
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NCRB (India). (July 26, 2021). Number of reported crimes against women across India in 2020, by type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633038/reported-crimes-against-women-by-type-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of reported crimes against women across India in 2020, by type of crime." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633038/reported-crimes-against-women-by-type-india/
NCRB (India). (2021). Number of reported crimes against women across India in 2020, by type of crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633038/reported-crimes-against-women-by-type-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of Reported Crimes against Women across India in 2020, by Type of Crime." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633038/reported-crimes-against-women-by-type-india/
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