NEW DELHI: The NCRB Crime in India report shows that almost 94% of rape cases registered in 2018 was committed by someone known to the survivor.

Highlighting the vulnerability of girls and women within their homes, neighbourhoods and workplaces, the report by NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) said of the 33,356 rape cases in 2018, the offender was a family member in 2,780 cases.

In 15,972 cases, the offender was someone known, including neighbour, family friend and employer. In 12,568 cases, the accused was either a friend, online friend, live-in partner who lured the girl/woman on the pretext of marriage or separated husband. Only in 2,036 cases were the offenders either unknown or unidentified.

Of the 31,320 rape cases where the offender was someone known to the survivor, the highest number of such cases were reported from Madhya Pradesh (5,209), followed by Rajasthan (3,748) and Uttar Pradesh (3,718). In Delhi, of the 1,215 rape cases reported, the offender was known to the victim in 1,194 cases (98.3%).

A separate datasheet in the NCRB report on the age of rape survivors showed that girls and women of all age groups were targeted. As many as 9,433 (27.8%) were below 18 years and 281 of them were below six years. Of those below 18 years, 4779 (14.1%) were between 16-18 years, 3616 (10.6%) were between 12-16 years and 757 (2.2%) were between 6-12 years.

The data showed that 72.2% (24,544) were above 18 years with the maximum number (17,636) between 18 and 30 years, followed by 6,108 between 30-45 years. As many as 727 survivors were between 45 and 59 years. The survivors also included 73 women above 60. Fourteen of these cases involving elderly women were reported from Kerala, followed by 11 each from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.



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