SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST MINORS IN INDIA UP 500%: CRY

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Crimes against minors have soared 500% over the past 10 years in India, says a new analysis by Child Rights and You (CRY). CRY has done a cumulative analysis which revealed a rise of sexual crimes against children to 106,958 in 2016 as against 18,967 in 2006. “More than 50% of crimes against children have been recorded in just five states: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal,” said a CRY statement. According to the NGO, while Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 15% of recorded crimes against children, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh came close at 14 and 13% respectively. “It is also a matter of grave concern that in 11 out of 36 states and union territories (UTs), more than 50% of the offences against children are sexual offences and in 25 out of 36 states and UTs more than one-third of the crimes against children are sex crimes,” it added. The National Crime Records Bureau data of 2016 suggests that crimes against children in India have increased by 14% from 2015.

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