Reported crimes against women in India 2021, by type

Published by
Manya Rathore,
Jul 10, 2023
Domestic abuse or cruelty by husband and/or relatives was the highest reported crime against women across India in 2021. Kidnapping and abduction ranked second that year, with over eight thousand cases filed. Rape, which makes headlines regularly in the country recorded over three thousand. This was from a total of over 43 thousand cases of crime reported against women that year.

Number of reported crimes against women across India in 2021, by type of crime

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August 2022

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India

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2021

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