Delhi recorded 7,662 cases of crimes against children in 2024, marginally lower than the 7,769 cases registered in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data 2024.
In 2022, the national capital reported 7,468 such cases, the data showed.
Despite the slight decline in absolute numbers, Delhi continued to report one of the highest crime rates against children in the country at 138.4 cases per lakh child population in 2024, significantly above the national average of 42.3.
The NCRB data also showed that the chargesheet rate in crimes against children cases in Delhi stood at 31.7 per cent in 2024, considerably lower than the national average of 61.4 per cent.
Among Union Territories, Delhi accounted for the highest number of crimes against children, followed by Jammu and Kashmir with 887 cases and Chandigarh with 255 cases.
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Nationwide, a total of 1,87,702 cases of crimes against children were registered in 2024, compared to 1,77,335 in 2023 and 1,62,449 in 2022, reflecting a steady rise over the past three years.
Maharashtra recorded the highest number of such cases among states at 24,171, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 22,222 and Madhya Pradesh at 21,908.
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