Asian Geographic 3 - 2016 SG

reported rapes

states anD teRRitoRies with the hiGhest inCiDenCe oF RePoRteD RaPe (2014)

5,076

3,756

3,467

3,438

2,096

maDhYa PRaDesh

RaJasthan

UttaR PRaDesh

mahaRashtRa

Delhi

is the ConviCtion
Rate FoR RaPe
aCCUseD in inDia
(2014)

28%

is the maximUm PRison sentenCe FoR RaPe

20

Ye a r s

oF women livinG in inDia enDURe some FoRm o F DomestiC abUse

70%

86% o F RaPes involveD an atta CkeR that was PR evioUslY know to the vi Ctim

oFFenDeRs bY Relation anD PRoximitY to RaPe viCtims (2014)

ne

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UR 26 % Relativ e

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(^7) %Close
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la
tiv
e
oth
eR
(^3) %
em PloYeR/
C o-woRkeR
immeDiate male
F amilY membeR
2%

2%

Cases oF DowRY Deaths RePoRteD

8,233

otheR know

n^ P

eR so

n 60 %

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