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Delhi reported maximum number of rapes and murders in 2020 among 19 metros, shows NCRB data

The capital accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rapes and almost 25 percent murder cases in the last year New Delhi: Delhi accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rape cases and almost 25 percent murder cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India in 2020, according to latest government data. Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were reported across the country in 2020, a year that witnessed COVID-19 outbreak and lockdowns, the National Crime Records Bureau data showed. Delhi logged the maximum 461 murder cases in 2020 followed by Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Surat, while Kolkata reported 53, according to the data. During 2020, India reported a total of 2,533 cases of rape across the metropolitan cities, with Delhi accounting for the maximum 967 cases followed by 409 in Jaipur, 322 in Mumbai, the NCRB data showed.

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