India records 4.5L crimes against women in 2023: NCRB report

Close to 4.5 lakh crimes against women were reported in 2023, up marginally from the previous two years, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.

- PTI

A total of 4,48,211 crimes against women were reported in 2023, an increase from 4,45,256 cases in 2022 and 4,28,278 in 2021. The figures, compiled from police records in states and union territories, indicate a national crime rate of 66.2 incidents per lakh female population, based on midyear projected female population estimates of 6.770 lakh.

The overall chargesheeting rate for these cases stood at 77.6 per cent in 2023.

Among states, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases at 66,381, followed by Maharashtra at 47,101, Rajasthan at 45,450, West Bengal at 34,691 and Madhya Pradesh at 32,342.