Jharkhandwitnessed a sharp rise in incidents of rape in 2021 with 1,608 cases compared to 1,373 in 2020, according to data available with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and Jharkhand Police websites.
The figures revealed that the state has witnessed around 17% increase in cases last year compared to 2020. On an Average, 114 cases of rape were registered in 2020 every month against 134 cases per month in 2021.
The figures between August 2021 and February 2022, however, show a decline in cases with 94 incidents being reported in this February against 150 in August last year. In the six months between September 2021 and February 2022, 123 rape cases were registered per month.
The overall figures of crime against Women was 7,083 cases in 2018, 8,760 in 2019 and 7,630 cases in 2020 in Jharkhand, stated the NCRB.