Years after the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl shocked the country in December 2012, nothing has changed in terms of security of women. Right from the claims of deploying Marshalls in the DTC buses to installing CCTV cameras to reducing dark spots in Delhi, the safety and security of women travelling in the city using public transport, is still at stake.
According to the Delhi Police data, a total of 1,981 rape cases were registered till November 30 this year against total 2,199 rape cases registered in the year 2015.
As per the official data available with the Delhi Police, accessed by The Pioneer, a total of 5,367 cases were registered in 2015 under Section 354 (Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code. Out of which, 5,020 cases were reported to the city police till November 30 last year. Meanwhile, in the same time period in 2016, from January 1 to November 30, 3910 cases of assault on women to outrage her modesty were registered by the police.
Apart from rape and cases registered under Section 354 of the IPC, a total of 1,492 cases were registered under 509 (Insult to the modesty of women) of the Indian Penal Code in 2015. Out of which, 1,405 cases were registered from January 1 to November 30. Similarly, in 2016, from January 1 till November 30, 867 cases have been registered with the police. Thus, indicating that there has been a decline in the number of cases registered under Sections 354 and 509 of the IPC.
As per the data, cases of crime against women including abduction have seen a decline. In 2015, a total of 556 cases of abduction were registered with the Delhi Police. Out of which, from January 1 till November 30 last year, 522 cases were registered. In the same time period in 2016, 426 cases of abduction were registered with the police.