NEW DELHI: Over 1.62 lakh cases of crime against children were registered during 2022, an increase of 8.7% over 2021 when over 1.49 lakh cases were registered, according to the latest NCRB data.
The 2021 data had reflected a sharp increase of 16.2% over 2020 (1.28 lakh cases), a year marked by prolonged periods of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kidnapping and abduction accounted for 46% of the crimes, followed by those under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (40%).The crime rate — cases per per lakh children—was 36.6 in 2022, a marginal increase from 33.6 in 2021. In 2021, kidnapping and abduction accounted for 45% of the crimes against children and while sexual offences, including child rape, were 38.1%. .
In case of sexual offences against children, data again points that most often the perpetrator was known to the victim and took advantage of the vulnerability of the child. Under the penetrative sexual assault category, the accused was known to the victim in 96.8% of cases. Out of the 36682 cases involving a known person, in 3276 cases, the accused was a family member.
The report highlights that a total of 83,350 children (20,380 male, 62,946 female and 24 transgender) were reported missing in 2022, an increase of 7.5% from 77,535 in 2021.
The 2021 data had reflected a sharp increase of 16.2% over 2020 (1.28 lakh cases), a year marked by prolonged periods of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kidnapping and abduction accounted for 46% of the crimes, followed by those under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (40%).The crime rate — cases per per lakh children—was 36.6 in 2022, a marginal increase from 33.6 in 2021. In 2021, kidnapping and abduction accounted for 45% of the crimes against children and while sexual offences, including child rape, were 38.1%. .
In case of sexual offences against children, data again points that most often the perpetrator was known to the victim and took advantage of the vulnerability of the child. Under the penetrative sexual assault category, the accused was known to the victim in 96.8% of cases. Out of the 36682 cases involving a known person, in 3276 cases, the accused was a family member.
The report highlights that a total of 83,350 children (20,380 male, 62,946 female and 24 transgender) were reported missing in 2022, an increase of 7.5% from 77,535 in 2021.