Crimes against women fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data
Hindustan Times|December 17, 2024
NEW DELHI: The national capital has recorded a significant decline of nearly 8.6% in cases of crimes against women this year compared to 2023, according to data shared by the Delhi Police.
Sanjeev K Jha

Delhi reported 4,273 cases of rape, molestation, and eve-teasing until December 15 this year, down from 4,674 cases reported during the same period last year.

While offences like molestation were saw the sharpest drop—13.7%—reported cases of rape saw a decline of 3.3%, while those pertaining to "eve-teasing" fell by 6.5% in 2024, the data that covers figures till December 15 showed.

A total of 1,971 rape cases were registered at different police stations of Delhi till December 15, compared to 2,038 in the corresponding period in 2023, the data showed. While the number of molestation cases fell from 2,265 to 1,955 in the aforementioned period, the number of eve-teasing cases dropped from 371 to 347.

Senior police officers credited the decline to increased deployment in crime-prone areas and swift, proactive measures aimed at ensuring women's safety.

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