Crime against women: 4.45 lakh FIRs filed in 2022, Delhi tops the list
Live MintAccording to the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi registered the highest rate of crime against women in the country in 2022. The NCRB data revealed that Uttar Pradesh registered 65,743 crime against women FIRs in 2022 followed by Maharashtra 45,331, Rajasthan 45,058, West Bengal 34,738 and Madhya Pradesh 32,765. National capital Delhi topped the list with 144.4, followed by Haryana with an average crime rate of 118.7, Telangana 117, Rajasthan 115.1, Odisha 103, Andhra Pradesh 96.2, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 93.7, Kerala 82, Assam 81, Madhya Pradesh 78.8, Uttarakhand 77, Maharashtra 75.1, West Bengal 71.8 and UP 58.6. The NCRB data further stated that a total of 4,45,256 cases of crime against women were registered last year across the country, with almost 51 FIRs every hour. “Increase in crime numbers in a state police data may in fact be on account of certain citizen-centric police initiatives, like launching of e-FIR facility or women helpdesks," it said.