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Crimes against children
October 3 , 2025
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- The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported that 1,77,335 cases of crimes against children were registered in 2023.
- It was marking a 9.2% rise from 1,62,449 in 2022.
- The national crime rate against children increased to 39.9 per one lakh child population in 2023, up from 36.6 in 2022.
- Kidnapping and abduction made up 45% of the cases (79,884).
- Offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act accounted for 38.2% (67,694).
- Madhya Pradesh (22,393 cases), Maharashtra (22,390), and Uttar Pradesh (18,852) reported the highest case volumes.
- Assam had the highest rate at 84.2 per one lakh children.
- Delhi reported 7,769 cases with a high crime rate of 140.3, while the Andaman and Nicobar Islands had the highest rate at 143.4 per one lakh.
- The overall national charge-sheeting rate was 64.3%, with Tamil Nadu (93.7%) and Andhra Pradesh (91.3%) leading, and Delhi (31.7%) and Haryana (39.6%) on the lower end.
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