Crimes against women

As the outrage against Kolkata rape-murder case prevails in the country, Gujarat is dealing with its own issues of crime against women, as numbers suggest that six women are rapes everyday in Gujarat.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, cases of domestic violence are on the rise in Gujarat, along with molestation, rape, murder, and rape. Every year, 7,000-8,000 cases of atrocities on women are being registered with the police. It is to be noted that a total of 23,117 cases of violence against women were reported from 2018 to 2022.

Gujarat reported 2,076 rape incidents in 2020-21; 2,239 in 2021-22; and 2,209 in 2022-23. A total of 6,524 rape cases took place in these three years.

Crime against women

Apart from this, cases of gang rape are also rising in Gujarat. 27 cases of gang rape were reported in Gujarat in the year 2020-21, 32 in the year 2021-22, and 36 in the year 2022-23, averaging at two gangrapes a month.

According to numbers by state’s home department, 194 rape accused are yet to be apprehended. 67 accused have been absconding for six months, while 63 accused have not been caught for over one year, and 64 accused for over two years.