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Table 2 Rate of rape-related crimes reported in NCRB per 100,000 women and girls in India and by the Socio-demographic Index (SDI) state groups. CI denotes confidence interval

From: Administrative data deficiencies plague understanding of the magnitude of rape-related crimes in Indian women and girls

 

2001 (95% CI)

2005 (95% CI)

2010 (95% CI)

2015 (95% CI)

2018 (95% CI)

% change 2001–2018

India

 All rape-related crimes

11.6 (11.5–11.7)

11.2 (11.2–11.3)

12.0 (11.9–12.1)

19.8 (19.7–20.0)

19.8 (19.7–19.9)

70.7

 Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty

6.61 (6.54–6.68)

6.15 (6.08–6.21)

6.70 (6.64–6.77)

12.6 (12.5–12.6)

13.2 (13.1–13.3)

99.7

 Rape

3.11 (3.07–3.16)

3.30 (3.25–3.35)

3.66 (3.61–3.71)

5.28 (5.23–5.34)

4.94 (4.89–5.00)

58.7

 Insult to the modesty of women

1.89 (1.85–1.93)

1.80 (1.76–1.83)

1.64 (1.61–1.68)

1.32 (1.30–1.35)

1.04 (1.01–1.06)

−45.1

 Murder with gang rapea

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.04 (0.04–0.05)

 

 Attempt to commit rapeb

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.7 (0.7–0.7)

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

 

Low SDI states

 All rape-related crimes

13.4 (13.2–13.5)

11.6 (11.5–11.8)

11.0 (10.9–11.1)

17.8 (17.7–18.0)

20.7 (20.6–20.9)

55

 Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty

7.5 (7.4–7.6)

6.2 (6.1–6.3)

6.5 (6.4–6.5)

10.9 (10.8–11.0)

13.4 (13.3–13.6)

78.5

 Rape

4.15 (4.07–4.23)

3.87 (3.80–3.95)

4.03 (3.96–4.10)

5.9 (5.8–6.0)

6.1 (6.0–6.2)

47.3

 Insult to the modesty of women

1.69 (1.64–1.75)

1.57 (1.52–1.62)

0.49 (0.47–0.52)

0.36 (0.34–0.39)

0.38 (0.36–0.40)

−77.6

 Murder with gang rapea

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.06 (0.05–0.07)

 

 Attempt to commit rapeb

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.68 (0.65–0.71)

0.74 (0.71–0.77)

 

Middle SDI states

 All rape-related crimes

9.5 (9.3–9.6)

10.5 (10.4–10.7)

13.9 (13.8–14.1)

19.4 (19.2–19.6)

18.0 (17.8–18.2)

90.5

 Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty

5.4 (5.3–5.5)

5.6 (5.5–5.7)

7.1 (7.0–7.2)

12.6 (12.4–12.8)

12.4 (12.3–12.6)

129.0

 Rape

1.92 (1.85–1.99)

2.63 (2.55–2.70)

3.51 (3.42–3.60)

3.34 (3.26–3.42)

2.96 (2.89–3.04)

54.1

 Insult to the modesty of women

2.12 (2.05–2.19)

2.30 (2.22–2.37)

3.32 (3.23–3.40)

2.40 (2.33–2.47)

1.84 (1.78–1.90)

−13.2

 Murder with gang rapea

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.04 (0.02–0.05)

 

 Attempt to commit rapeb

Not available

Not available

Not available

1.09 (1.04–1.13)

0.77 (0.73–0.81)

 

High SDI states

 All rape-related crimes

10.9 (10.7–11.0)

11.3 (11.1–11.5)

11.7 (11.5–11.9)

24.5 (24.2–24.7)

20.1 (19.9–20.3)

85.4

 Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty

6.3 (6.1–6.4)

6.7 (6.5–6.8)

6.7 (6.6–6.8)

16.0 (15.8–16.2)

13.6 (13.5–13.8)

116.9

 Rape

2.6 (2.5–2.7)

3.0 (2.9–3.1)

3.1 (3.0–3.2)

6.3 (6.2–6.5)

4.9 (4.8–5.0)

88.3

 Insult to the modesty of women

1.98 (1.90–2.05)

1.63 (1.56–1.69)

1.92 (1.85–1.99)

2.00 (1.93–2.07)

1.45 (1.39–1.50)

−26.9

 Murder with gang rapea

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.03 (0.01–0.04)

 

 Attempt to commit rapeb

Not available

Not available

Not available

0.18 (0.16–0.20)

0.14 (0.12–0.15)

 
  1. aData reported for 2017 and 2018
  2. bData reported for 2014 and onward