30 per cent rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021; mostly from U.P

Almost 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) last year, the highest since 2014 and most of them are from Uttar Pradesh.

There was a 30 per cent rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021 as compared to 2020.

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Of the 30,864 complaints, a maximum of 11,013 was to the right to live with dignity that takes into account the emotional abuse of women, 6,633 of domestic violence   and dowry harassment at 4,589.

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of complaints of crimes against women at 15,828, followed by Delhi at 3,336, Maharashtra at 1,504, Haryana at 1,460 and Bihar at 1,456 complaints.