UP RECORDS LOWEST FIGURES OF CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

NCRB figures bear testimony to CM Yogi's pro-active efforts for women safety

After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took charge of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, the state has become the safest place for women and this has been confirmed by the latest data of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). According to the latest NCRB report, UP has the lowest figures of crime against women as compared to the 21 major states of the country. The state also has fewer female crime cases than the national average. The Yogi government, which has been continuously making efforts for the safety, dignity and self-respect of women, has been successful to a great extent in curbing crime against women in the state, latest figures of NCRB are also testifying it.

In 2019, the country’s overall average for crime against women was recorded at 62.4 cases per one lakh while UP stood at 55.4 per one lakh. If the figures of crime against women in 2019 are to be seen in the other major states of the country, the other states are worse as compared to Uttar Pradesh.

The average crimes per one lakh in Maharashtra during this period stood at 63.1, West Bengal 64.0, Madhya Pradesh 69.0, Rajasthan 110.04 and in the small state of Kerala, 62.7 per lakh.

Statistics also show that the Yogi government has taken a hard stand in curbing crime against women and the police and judicial process is also made accessible to women. According to the NCRB data, in the year 2016 as many as 3,289 rape cases were reported in UP.

However, the figures dropped to 2,232 in the year 2020. As compared to the previous government in 2016, the Yogi government was successful in bringing it down by 32 per cent. Similarly, there were 11,121 cases of female abduction in 2016 to which the government has brought it down 27 percent in 2020.

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