Decoding crime data on intersection between caste, rape and poverty

India Today 2020-10-06

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According to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), India recorded 88 rape cases every day in 2019. Out of the total 32,033 reported rape cases in the year, 11 per cent were from the Dalit community, as per NCRB’s annual report titled "Crimes in India -2019".

As per the NCRB report, maximum rape cases are reported from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Nearly 6,000 rape cases were reported in Rajasthan, followed by 3,065 cases in Uttar Pradesh in 2019.

Watch as India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai examines the data on News Unlocked.

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