The National Crime Records Bureau data bears this out. A total of 58,224 crimes against children were registered in 2013, a rise of 52.5% over the previous year, according to the June 2014 report. The rate of crimes against children, calculated as the number of crimes per lakh of child population, increased by 13.2%. Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Sikkim, Goa and Delhi logged higher rates of these crimes. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra together constituted 41% of all child rapes registered in the country.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:04:57 +0000
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