Over 34,600 rape cases in India, Delhi tops among union territories
Incident of rape in Delhi had steadily increased since the incident rising from 706 in 2012 to 2199 in 2016. Police attribute this is more women coming forward to lodge complaints after the 2012 incident. But at the same time, the conviction rate for rape has dropped dramatically. In 2012, the police had secured a 49.25% conviction in rape cases, which fell to 35.69% in 2013 and 34.5% in 2014. Last year the conviction rate was a mere 29.37% not only in percentage terms, there has been drop even in absolute numbers over the last two years. From 747 out of 2166 cases in 2014 to 645 out of 2199 in 2015.
Seniors Police officers say most rapes cannot be prevented because happen in the confined environment by those known to the victims. Out of the 2199 rape cases last year, 295 cases were those of incest friends and the family friend was involved in 816 cases and neighbors in 345 cases.
"Rishikant, who runs the NGO Shakti Vahini says one needs to compare the investigation of
December 16 gang rape case against the other cases reported every day." If police can investigate every case like they did in 2012 gang rape things will improve. It was one of the best investigation in rape cases. The magistrate went to a hospital to record young woman's statement. Police collected scientific evidence even the DNA test of the teeth marks was conducted and uses as evidence, he says " if only we have such meticulous investigation in every case conviction figures will increase there will be fear of the law."
Crime in Delhi increased for the third straight year and three out of every four cases registered in 2016 went unsolved, official data released on Monday showed.
The numbers, released by Delhi Police as part of an annual disclosure, cement the national capital’s reputation of being a dangerous city — particularly for women who made a distress-call to helplines every 9 minutes on an average.
Of the 2,09,519 cases reported last year, 1,53,562 cases — or 73.29% of them — could not be cracked. In 2015, the proportion of cases that were unsolved was 72.78%
Allegations of crimes against women — a molestation complaint every two hours, a rape case every four hours — remained staggeringly high. But rape cases were fewer in 2016 compared to the year before when 2,199 cases were registered. Last year, 2,155 rape cases were filed.
“In the last three-four years, the proactive action by the police has led to a positive demonstration effect. Each complaint given by a woman is being immediately registered and seriously investigated. This is the reason why the numbers appear constant,” joint commissioner of police, Dependra Pathak said.
Most of the cases that remained unsolved were street crimes — robberies, snatching, pick-pocketing and similar thefts. These incidents are more widespread, affecting most citizens.
Every six minutes, someone becomes a victim of theft. There was a case of snatching reported every 30 minutes on an average.
“It is very important for the police to instill faith in people by working hard to solve such cases. More than solving of these cases, it is important how police develop a relationship with the person who has lodged the case. How they behave with the complainant make a lot of difference,” criminal psychologist Rajat Mitra said.
Former Delhi police commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma explained that less heinous crimes are often neglected by police teams. “Firstly, there are no eyewitnesses in such cases and hence the investigation is very time-consuming. The only way to solve them is to study the crime scene in detail and gather clues.”
Police, Sharma added, gave precedence to law and order duties over solving street crime cases. “There is already the shortage of staff and investigators, on top of that police personnel are engaged in security and law and order duties. If an investigator is deployed for a VIP movement, when will he investigate the case? Law and order should be separate from the police unit investigating cases,” Sharma said.
December 16 gang rape case against the other cases reported every day." If police can investigate every case like they did in 2012 gang rape things will improve. It was one of the best investigation in rape cases. The magistrate went to a hospital to record young woman's statement. Police collected scientific evidence even the DNA test of the teeth marks was conducted and uses as evidence, he says " if only we have such meticulous investigation in every case conviction figures will increase there will be fear of the law."
Crime in Delhi increased for the third straight year and three out of every four cases registered in 2016 went unsolved, official data released on Monday showed.
The numbers, released by Delhi Police as part of an annual disclosure, cement the national capital’s reputation of being a dangerous city — particularly for women who made a distress-call to helplines every 9 minutes on an average.
Of the 2,09,519 cases reported last year, 1,53,562 cases — or 73.29% of them — could not be cracked. In 2015, the proportion of cases that were unsolved was 72.78%
Allegations of crimes against women — a molestation complaint every two hours, a rape case every four hours — remained staggeringly high. But rape cases were fewer in 2016 compared to the year before when 2,199 cases were registered. Last year, 2,155 rape cases were filed.
“In the last three-four years, the proactive action by the police has led to a positive demonstration effect. Each complaint given by a woman is being immediately registered and seriously investigated. This is the reason why the numbers appear constant,” joint commissioner of police, Dependra Pathak said.
Most of the cases that remained unsolved were street crimes — robberies, snatching, pick-pocketing and similar thefts. These incidents are more widespread, affecting most citizens.
Every six minutes, someone becomes a victim of theft. There was a case of snatching reported every 30 minutes on an average.
“It is very important for the police to instill faith in people by working hard to solve such cases. More than solving of these cases, it is important how police develop a relationship with the person who has lodged the case. How they behave with the complainant make a lot of difference,” criminal psychologist Rajat Mitra said.
Former Delhi police commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma explained that less heinous crimes are often neglected by police teams. “Firstly, there are no eyewitnesses in such cases and hence the investigation is very time-consuming. The only way to solve them is to study the crime scene in detail and gather clues.”
Police, Sharma added, gave precedence to law and order duties over solving street crime cases. “There is already the shortage of staff and investigators, on top of that police personnel are engaged in security and law and order duties. If an investigator is deployed for a VIP movement, when will he investigate the case? Law and order should be separate from the police unit investigating cases,” Sharma said.
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