CRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA...

2.  The number of crimes against women
reported in the city has more than doubled
from 2012 to 2013, according to data from
the Mumbai police.
 According to statistics, the number of
cases registered in the city in the first
seven months of this year was 129%
higher than the same period last year.
 Till July 2013, 1,723 cases of crimes
against women had been recorded, from
the start of the year, as against 753 such
offences between January and July last
year.
INTRODUCTION

3. Acid Throwing
In India, acid attacks on
women who dared to
refuse a man's proposal
of marriage or asked for
a divorce are a form of
revenge.
 Acid is cheap, easily
available, and the
quickest way to destroy a
woman's life. The
number of acid attacks
have been rising.
Child marriage
 Child Marriage has been
traditionally prevalent in
India and continues to this
day. Historically, child
brides would live with their
parents until they reached
puberty.
According to UNICEF’s
“State of the World’s
Children-2009” report, 47%
of India's women aged 20–24
were married before the legal
age of 18, rising to 56% in
rural areas.

4.  Domestic violence, also
known as domestic
abuse, spousal
abuse, battering, family
violence, dating abuse,
and intimate partner
violence (IPV).
The number of incidents of
domestic violence is higher
among the lower Socio-
Economic Classes (SECs).
The Protection of Women
from Domestic Violence
Act, 2005 came into force
on 26 October 2006.
Domestic violence
In 1961, the Government of India
passed the Dowry Prohibition Act ,
making dowry demands in
wedding arrangements illegal.
In 1985, the Dowry Prohibition
(maintenance of lists of presents to
the bride and bridegroom) Rules
were framed.
According to these rules, a signed
list should be maintained of
presents given at the time of the
marriage to the bride and the
bridegroom.
A 1997 report claimed that each
year at least 5,000 women in India
die dowry-related deaths.
Dowry

5. Rape
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REPORTED CASES OF RAPE IN
INDIA
 Rape in India has been
described by Radha Kumar as
one of India's most common
crimes against women and by
the UN’s human-rights chief as a
“national problem”.
 In the 1980s, women's rights
groups lobbied for marital rape
to be declared unlawful, as until
1983, the criminal law
(amendment) act stated that
"sexual intercourse by a man
with his own wife, the wife not
being under fifteen years of age
is not rape".
 According to the National Crime
Records Bureau, 24,206 rape
cases were registered in India
in 2011, although experts agree
that the cases of unreported
sexual assault is higher.

6. Female foeticide
Female foeticide is the act
of aborting a foetus becau
se it is female.
It is estimated that more
than 10 million female
foetuses have been
illegally aborted in India.
 Researchers for
the Lancet journal based
in Canada and India
stated that 500,000 girls
were being lost annually
through sex-selective
abortions.
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SEX RATIO IN INDIA

7. 1.Do you feel that crimes
against women are
Increasing
Decreasing
Same
INCREASIN
G
DECREASI
NG
SAME
69%
17%
14%
2.If you feel that they are increasing,
what is the main reason?
A. No fear of the law
B. Women are being increasingly viewed as sex
objects
C. Women dressing in skimpy clothes
D. Easy access to pornography
E. Lack of police patrolling on the streets
SharING experiences about crime
against women
A
B
C
D
E
15%
09%
29%
13%
34%

8. 3.What should be the
punishment for rape?
A. Death penalty
B. Life term
C. Chemical castration
67%
3%
30%
A B C
4.Which of these steps will be most
effective in curbing crimes against
women?
A. Harsher punishment
B. Fast-track courts
C. Better patrolling
D. Better parenting with sons being
taught to respect women?
33%
39%
17%
11%
A B C D

9. 5. If you are a woman, have
you ever experienced the
following
A. Lewd comments/songs
from a group of men
B. Groping
C. Stalking
D. Molestation
55%
20%
13%
12%
A B C D
6. If yes, did people around
you try to help?
A. Yes
B. No
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
NO YES
NO
YES

10. 0
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1
1.5
2
2.5
3
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4.5
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7. If yes, did you register
a police complaint
A. Yes
B. No
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
YES NO
YES
NO
8. If not why not?
A. Afraid of public humiliation
B. Didn’t think it would serve
purpose.
C. Was afraid of confronting
perpetrators
50%
33%
17%
A B C