Sharp increase in crime against women in UP

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Sharp increase in crime against women in UP
Neha Shukla,TNN | Nov 8, 2014, 06.55 PM IST

LUCKNOW: The biggest crime against women in UP is 'kidnapping and
abduction' and 'cruelty by husband or his relatives'. Incidents of
rape have seen a 95% rise in 2013 compared to 2010. Similarly,
incidents of kidnapping have seen at least 78% increase in 2013
compared to 2010.

Crime against women increased tremendously between 2010 and 2013 in
UP. Compared to 2010, there has been a sharp increase in incidents of
rape, molestation, dowry harassment and abduction and kidnapping of
women and girls in 2013.

In response to an RTI query by activist Sanjay Sharma, figures
provided by national crime record bureau (NCRB) show crime against
women increased by 12.25% in 2011, 16.8% in 2012 and 61.3% in 2013
compared to 2010.

In 2010, as many as 20,169 incidents of crime against women took place
in UP. In 2011, number of such incidents increased to 22,639 and in
2012, it increased further to 23,569. In 2013, there was a sharp
increase as 32,546 incidents of crime against women were recorded in
the state.

Compared to 2010, at least 1,487 more incidents of rape, 4,510 more
incidents of molestation and 1,162 more incidents of harassment for
dowry took place in 2013 in UP.

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