International Journal of Criminology and Criminal Law(IJCCL)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Karampura Campus, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Temporal Trends and Regional Variation in Major Crimes against Women in India: Evidence from NCRB Data, 2017–2023
  Author(s): Shanvi Yadav, Aamir Siddiqui* and Yashika Rawat
  
  Violence against women remains a pervasive public health and human rights concern in India, despite extensive legal provisions and policy efforts. Using nationally representative data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), this study examines patterns and trends in major Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes against women between 2017 and 2023, with a focus on temporal changes and geographical variation across six zones of the country. Eight categories of crimes were analysed, including cruelty by husband or relatives, rape, kidnapping and abduction, assault with intent to outrage modesty, dowry deaths, acid attacks, abetment to suicide of women, and murder with rape or gang rape. Across the study period, crimes against women consistently accounted for around one-tenth of all IPC-registered crimes, and the absolute number of cases increased from 315,215 in 2017 to 360,361 i.. Read More»
  

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