Mumbai stood second on the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) list of crimes against women (5,453) across 18 cites in the country in 2017 while Delhi topped the list with 11,542 cases.
Mumbai alone reported 287 cases of rape, 1,713 of molestation and one of kidnapping with murder, HT reports.
Besides these, 35 cases of dowry harassment deaths and 33 cases of abetment to suicide of women have also been reported.
Speaking of crimes against children, Mumbai recorded 3,790 cases of crimes.
While 2016 year recorded 712 cases of rapes, 1,142 kidnappings and 2,183 molestation, 12 dowry harassment, 27 cases of abetment to suicide with 558 cases of harassment, assault by their husbands reported.
The city also recorded 3,790 cases of crimes against children in the year 2017 against 3,400 cases recorded in 2016.
According to the available data, as many as 14 children were murdered while 2,074 were kidnapped.
The city recorded 1,054 cases of crimes under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In 2017, 4,543 cases of crimes against children were up for trial in court, compared to 4,748 cases in 2016.
According to Women’s rights Lawyer Flavia Agnes, Mumbai ranks second in crime compared to other cities of India, as the city reports more cases.
“In other cities too, the crime rate is high, however, most cases do not get registered. In Mumbai, parents and women are coming out more now to lodge complaints,” said Agnes.
PK Jain, former IPS officer, toed similar lines and said, “As compared to other cities, Mumbai is sensitive about crime against women and children.”