There is no doubt that crime in India today is a big issue. India is experiencing thousand of violence cases such as kidnaping, murder, rape, riots, gang rape etc. In 90’s, these criminal cases were very less. Hardly one could hear news about a girl molested or a woman raped. Delhi was the only city that was considered as a ‘Capital of Crime’.
But today, there is an enormous increase of criminal cases in all parts of the country. Not only offence on murder and robbery are rising but also Offense against children and women are increasing steadily.
In India, a women is raped in every 25 minute, a girl is been molested and murdered in every 10 minutes. There have also been an infinite raise in cases registered in the police station; however a majority of cases also goes unreported.
As reported by a local newspaper, The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) states that there is a rise in the crime rate in India since 1998 – 2010. Cases of crime under various categories in the country had increased by about 5 per cent last year as compared to 2009.
As compared to 2009, the number of crimes such as murder, rape, sexual harassment, kidnapping, abduction, cheating and mishaps increased in 2010.
In 2010, a total of 22, 24,831 criminal cases were registered under the Indian Penal Code as against 21, 21,345 cases in 2009. Murder cases this year were 33,335 where as in 2009 32,369 cases were registered. This went up by 3 percent against.
Crime against women during 2010 was 2, 13,585 which again went up by 4.8 per cent compared to 2, 03,804 cases recorded in 2009. Crime against children went up by 10.3 per cent (26,694) as against 24,201 cases in 2009.
On the other hand other robberies, dacoit, burglaries, auto thefts, riots, criminal breach of trust, dowry deaths, counterfeiting, arson and attempt to murder declined.
