Guwahati: The state of Assam has topped for the 4th consecutive year for record in crimes against women, as revealed by the National Crime Records Bureau report, 2020.
The crime against women in the state was 154.3 percent per one lakh population which is way higher than the national rate of 56.5, as reported by NCRB.
In 2017, the rate of crime against women in the state was 143.3 per one lakh population, in 2018, it was 166 and in 2019, the crime recorded against women was 177.
Meanwhile, Odisha stands at second position with 112.9 crimes and Delhi recorded 106.4 crimes standing at third position.
In 2020, Assam recorded 26 instances of rape-cum-murder/gang rape—the third highest figure in the country after Uttar Pradesh (31) and Madhya Pradesh (27).
It recorded 1,658 cases of rape last year. There were 4,642 cases of assault with intention of outraging modesty. Moreover, the state recorded 150 dowry deaths in 2020 and four cases of acid attack on women.
Of the total cases of crime against women registered in Assam last year, 11,408 were of cruelty by husband or his relatives. The state also recorded 1,496 cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of which 1,049 were of rape, 322 of sexual assault and 120 of sexual harassment.
The report of NCRB also stated that Manipur and Assam also recorded highest cases of sedition while Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand recorded highest cases of UAPA.
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