NEW DELHI: At least 92 women are reportedly raped every day in India, four in capital Delhi.
According to reports, the capital with 1,636 cases recorded the highest number of such crimes last year.
The total number of rape cases reported in India went up to 33,707 in 2013 from 24,923 in 2012, according to figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
In 15,556 cases, the rape victims were aged between 18 and 30 years in 2013.
Madhya Pradesh is followed by Rajasthan with 3,285 cases, Maharashtra with 3,063 and Uttar Pradesh with 3,050 rape cases. The data showed that 13,304 cases were reported in 2013 where the victim was a minor, which was 9,082 in the previous year.
The offenders included parents in 539 cases, neighbours in 10,782 cases, relatives in 2,315 cases and other known persons in 18,171 such cases.
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