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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Uttar Pradesh most unsafe place for children -Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui

Uttar Pradesh most unsafe place for children -Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui

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published Published on Jun 15, 2013   modified Modified on Jun 15, 2013
-The Times of India


LUCKNOW: The news is worrying. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the most unsafe state for children in the country. The latest report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) says UP tops the list of crime against children in 2012. The state reported 15.8% of total crime against children cases last year. UP is also ranked second in crime against women.

Madhya Pradesh is a close second with 13.5% of crime against children cases. Delhi, Maharashtra and Bihar are third (11.7%), fourth (9%) and fifth (7.6%) respectively. West Bengal is one of the safest states for children with only 4.5% of total cases against kids.

However, in some relief to the police, UP no longer tops the list of major crime prone states. Among the bigger and populous states, Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have caught up with UP on the crime front, says NCRB report. "UP has to face some many unique dimensions of crime because of its vast population and area. Still, it has been our endeavor to produce the best results. The crime trends of 2012 are encouraging but there is still scope for improvement," ADG Law & Order and Crime Arun Kumar added.

The top brass in the state home department says UP was wrongly branded as the most crime prone state over the years. Everyone compared the total crime figures of UP with those of the smaller and less populated states. "Such comparisons can never project the actual crime scenario at the ground level because being the most populous state, UP is obvious to record figures which would be much higher as compared to smaller states," said IG Law & Order and Crime RK Vishwakarma. He said the actual state of the crime can be assessed by calculating the crime figures on the basis of per lakh population.

In other major findings by NCRB, West Bengal, ruled by a woman chief minister, tops the list of crime against women, while Delhi has the highest rate of violent crimes in the country. Madhya Pradesh reported maximum rape cases (3,394), followed by West Bengal (2,040) and UP (1,951). Maharashtra (1,768) and Bihar (922) are fourth and fifth respectively. Surprisingly, Delhi (666 rape cases) is the safest state for women.

Delhi recorded the maximum cases (6,659) of violent crime. On the basis of total violent crime per lakh of population, Delhi tops the list with a rate of 34.7 cases. Bihar is second with 30.01 cases per lakh of population in terms of violent crimes which include murder, attempted murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery, dacoity, rioting and dowry deaths.

West Bengal, ruled by Mamata Banerjee, is the most unsafe state for women with 12.7% cases of total women related crimes reported in 2012. Calculated on the basis of projected female population of the state, UP is second with 9.6% cases, followed by Madhya Pradesh (6.9%), Maharashtra (6.7%) and Bihar (4.6%). Delhi, however, is a much safer state for women among the bigger states, with only 2.4% of the total crime against women cases.

Maharashtra tops the list of states with the highest count of unidentified bodies recovered. It also tops the list of incest with 77 incidents, followed by Delhi (41 cases).


The Times of India, 15 June, 2013, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Uttar-Pradesh-most-unsafe-place-for-children/articleshow/20598024.cms


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