According to Indian government statistics, one woman is being raped somewhere in the country every 16 minutes, while there is no state in the country where women are safe.
According to the Indian newspaper Hindustan Times, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) following Supreme Court orders for the year 2019 shows that in one year, violence against women in India and The incidence of rape increased by about 8%.
According to the report, even in the year 2019, the highest number of incidents of violence and rape against women was recorded in the capital New Delhi at 12,902.
Surprisingly, Mumbai, the capital and film hub of the state of Maharashtra, came in second with 6,519 registered cases of exploitation, rape and violence against women.
Although New Delhi is at the forefront of rape cases, Mumbai is at the forefront in some cases of violence, exploitation and some crimes against women.
The highest number of rape cases in India is reported in Delhi, report; file photo: Reuters
The report said that in 2019, 1213 rape cases were registered in New Delhi, 517 in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, and 394 in Mumbai.
In this regard, India.com reported that the lowest number of rape cases in 19 metropolitan cities of India was recorded in Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal.
The report claimed that in 2014, only 14 rape cases were registered in Kolkata.
According to India.com, the report indicates that Kolkata is a safer city for women than other cities, but the figures in the report are far below the actual reality, as many incidents go unreported.
Referring to the NCRB data, Zee News said in its report that the report shows that one woman or girl is raped every 16 minutes across India.
According to official figures, 88 rape cases occur daily across India, and the affected women include elderly, middle-aged, underage girls and very young girls.
According to the report, the statistics show that not only has there been an increase in rape cases in India, but there has also been a significant increase in other forms of violence and exploitation against women.
Uttar Pradesh was declared the most dangerous state in terms of rape, violence and exploitation of women, with 59,853 cases reported in 2019, of which 5,997 cases were of rape.
The second most dangerous state was Rajasthan, where 14,550 cases were reported in 2019, of which 3,065 were rape cases.
Maharashtra was declared the third most dangerous state for women, with 37,144 cases reported in 2019, including less than 1,000 cases of rape.
According to the NCRB report, around 31,000 women and girls were raped across India in 2019, of which 10% were women and girls from the Dalit community.
