Delhi most unsafe metropolitan city for women in India: NCRB data

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) latest report states that two minor girls were raped every day last year in the national capital, making it the most unsafe metropolitan city for women across the country. According to the latest report of NCRB, Delhi recorded 13,892 cases of crimes against women in 2021, a significant surge of more than 40% compared to 2020 when the figure was 9,782.

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the cases of crimes against women in Delhi accounted for 32.20 per cent of total crimes in the category among all 19 metropolitan cities. The data informed that Delhi was followed by the financial capital Mumbai, which saw 5,543 such instances, and Bengaluru with 3,127 cases. Mumbai and Bengaluru accounted for 12.76 per cent and 7.2 per cent of total crimes in 19 cities, respectively.

Additionally, the national capital has reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women in the categories related to kidnapping (3948), cruelty by husbands (4674) and girl child rapes (833) as compared to other metropolitan cities with over two million population in 2021 and on average, over two girls were raped every day in Delhi in 2021, the latest data showed. 

It is important to note that the national capital registered 13,982 cases of crimes against women in 2021, while the total crimes in all 19 metropolitan cities were 43,414, according to the report, adding that the national capital has registered 136 cases of dowry death in 2021, which is 36.26 per cent of total deaths due to the menace in 19 metropolitan cities.  

Meanwhile, Delhi reported 3,948 cases of abduction and kidnapping of women, out of a total of 8,664 cases in all metropolitan cities, while Delhi reported 2,022 cases of assault on women with intent to outrage their modesty last year. 

There were 1,357 reported cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (girl child victims only) in 2021, the NCRB said. As many as 833 cases of girl child rape, the highest among the metropolitan cities, were reported in 2021, as per the data. 

(With inputs from PTI)