The halo of a safe metropolis is fast fading with rising cases of violence against women
Contrary to common belief that Mumbai is one of the safest cities in India, the statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday revealed that after Delhi, most numbers of cases of sexual assault on women are registered in Mumbai. The Maximum City also ranks second as far as registration of rape cases is concerned compared to 18 other metropolitan cities, the NCRB data revealed.
According to the NCRB, 13,803 cases of sexual assault on women were reported in Delhi in 2016, followed by 5,128 cases registered in Mumbai. Total crimes against women in Mumbai rose from 3974 in 2014, to 4819 in 2015, and 5128 in 2016. The city, therefore, saw a rise of 6.4 % in crimes against women in 2016, compared to the previous year.
Mumbai also ranks second in the number of kidnapping, rape and assault cases on women in India.
In Delhi, 1,996 cases of rape were reported in 2016, followed by 712 cases registered in Mumbai and 354 cases registered in Pune.
Delhi tops the list in cases of assault on women with 3,746 cases, followed by Mumbai with 2,183 cases and Bengaluru with 820 cases.
Of the 2,183 cases of assault on women recorded in Mumbai, in 38 cases women were victims of voyeurism, in 359 cases women reported that they were stalked, and 454 cases were of outraging the modesty of women.
In 2016, a total of 31,388 cases of crime against women were registered in Maharashtra.
Former IPS officer-turned-lawyer YP Singh said, "Mumbai being a glamour town, most of the cases reported are due to broken love affairs. The reporting and registering of the sexual assault cases have increased as women are more aware to report any wrongdoings. But I feel women are very safe in Mumbai as compared to other metropolitan states."
Dr Vijaya Rahatkar, Chairperson, State Women's Commission, said, "The numbers issued by the NCRB which shows Mumbai being on the second number in the number of sexual assault cases. The police should work towards providing safety to women."
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