Crimes against women register decline by 30% in city last year

The recent yearly data released by the Mumbai police suggest that 2020, there has been a 30 percent decline in the cases of crime against women as compared to that of a year ago. The pandemic ridden last year which was mostly gone in following lockdown norms has seen a similar trend in overall crime rate as well.

According to the statistics, last year the city recorded a total 4,539 cases of crime against women which was around 30 percent less than what was recorded a year before that. In 2019, the city recorded 6,437 cases of crime against women. However the detection rate of these cases was lower as compared to year 2019 when the city police detected 5,328 cases of total 6,438 cases with detection rate of 83 percent. While in 2020 the detection rate fell to 77 percent with 3,507 cases being detected out of total 4,539 cases.

The decline in the crime against women was seen in almost all types of crimes. Last year the city witnessed 766 rape cases while in 2019 the figure was 1,015 cases. Molestation decreased as well. Last year the city recorded 1943 cases of molestation, while year before that the cases were 2,678.

Murders of women have seen decline too as 18 murder cases of women were recorded across the city in 2020 while the year before it was 38 murders.

The cases of cruelty to married women registered under the IPC section of 498-A have been reduced as well.