According to Indian government statistics, 1,036 rapes were - TopicsExpress

According to Indian government statistics, 1,036 rapes were reported in Delhi in the year so far up to 15 August. That compares to 433 reports during the same period in 2012. The same seems to hold true for areas outside the capital: in the small state of Jharkand, in eastern India, the number of reported rape cases rose from 460 in the first half of 2012 to 818 in the first half of 2013. Despite this, as in many other countries, the conviction rate forrapremains low. According to the National Crime Record Bureau it stood at 24.1% in 2012, lower than the previous year.