Of the 365 crimes registered, 223 were theft cases, followed by assault with intent to outrage a woman’s modesty (23 cases) and forgery (15). There were twelve cases of foreigners being raped in 2015 nationwide, of which three (25%) were in Delhi.
The number of rape cases, in general, registered in Delhi rose 284% from 572 cases in 2011 to 2,199 in 2015.
Delhi reported the highest rate of rapes in 2015–23.7 per 100,000 population–followed by Chhattisgarh (12.2) and Madhya Pradesh (11.9), as reported in September 2016.
It is not clear if rapes have increased or more women are reporting rape; it could be either reason or both. The rise in rapes reported can be correlated to the change in rape law–which was made more stringent, possibly leading to higher reporting–after the 2012 gangrape of a physiotherapy student, now widely known as Nirbhaya, which led to protests and outrage.
Rapes in Delhi tripled and the reform process promised after the 2012 Nirbhaya case had failed, as reported in August 2016.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
