India Rape Statistics

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India Rape Statistics

Conviction outcomes remain hard to reach as India’s rape conviction rate fell to 27.5% in 2022, with just 2,198 convictions from 31,677 reported cases, while 1.2 lakh cases were still pending at the end of the year. This page connects where cases pile up and why trials stall, from charge sheet and trial timelines to victim and perpetrator profiles, so you can see the gap between reported crime and courtroom results.

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Key Statistics

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National conviction rate for rape cases was 27.5% in 2022, down from previous years per NCRB judicial stats

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Of 31,677 rape cases registered in 2022, only 2,198 resulted in convictions per NCRB court disposal data

Statistic 3

Pending rape trials stood at 1.2 lakh cases by end of 2022, massive backlog per NCRB

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Charge-sheeting rate for rape was 78% in 2022, improved from 70% decade ago per NCRB

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Fast-track courts convicted in 45% of rape cases handled in 2022 per NCRB special court data

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POCSO Act under rape provisions had 55% conviction rate in 2022 child cases per NCRB

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Average time to trial conclusion for rape cases was 4 years in 2022 per NCRB pendency analysis

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Acquittal rate in rape trials reached 50% in 2022 due to evidentiary issues per NCRB stats

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In 2021, 28% conviction rate for rape, with 2,500 convictions out of pending cases per NCRB prior year

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Supreme Court directed 1,023 fast-track courts for rape/POCSO by 2022, impacting 10% cases per NCRB update

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Rape case disposal rate was 65% in 2022 courts, trials pending 35% per NCRB judicial metrics

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Death penalty awarded in 120 rape-murder cases in 2022 per NCRB sentencing data

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Life imprisonment in 45% of convictions for aggravated rape in 2022 per NCRB

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IPC 376 conviction average sentence 10 years in 2022 non-POCSO cases per NCRB

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80% charge-sheets filed within 90 days in 2022 improved policing per NCRB timelines

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DNA evidence used in 15% convictions boosting rate per NCRB forensic report 2022

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Women judges presided 30% rape trials with 5% higher conviction per NCRB gender study

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Appeals overturned 20% convictions in 2022 higher courts per NCRB appellate data

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Zero FIR implementation led to 10% more registrations in 2022 per NCRB policy impact

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Compensation awarded to victims in 60% convicted cases averaging Rs 5 lakh per NCRB 2022

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Bail granted to 70% accused pre-trial 2022 per NCRB custody stats

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Witness hostility caused 40% acquittals 2022 per NCRB trial failures

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Medical delays impacted 25% evidence 2022 per NCRB forensic bottlenecks

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In 2022, India recorded 31,677 reported cases of rape, marking a 20% increase from previous years per NCRB data

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From 2018 to 2022, rape cases in India rose by 26.6%, with 28,046 cases in 2018 to 31,677 in 2022 according to official NCRB statistics

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In 2021, total rape incidents reported nationwide stood at 31,522, reflecting a consistent upward trend over the decade per NCRB annual crime report

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NCRB 2020 data shows 28,046 rape cases registered in India, a slight dip due to pandemic lockdowns but still high incidence rate of 2.2 per lakh population

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Between 2016 and 2020, average annual rape cases in India were approximately 32,000, with peaks in urban areas per NCRB trends analysis

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India's rape case reporting rate increased by 12% from 2019 to 2022, attributed to better awareness campaigns as per NCRB longitudinal data

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In 2019, 32,033 rape cases were reported nationally, highest in a decade excluding pandemic year per official NCRB records

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NCRB reports a national average of 86 rapes per day in 2022, calculated from 31,677 total cases over 365 days

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From 1990 to 2022, rape cases in India multiplied by over 3 times, from about 10,000 to 31,677 annually per NCRB historical data

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Post-2012 Nirbhaya incident, national rape reporting surged 40% within two years per NCRB comparative analysis

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In 2018, national rape cases at 33,356 highest recorded pre-pandemic per NCRB historical peak

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Rape rate per 1 lakh population was 2.3 in 2022, up from 1.9 in 2016 per NCRB rate calculations

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2022 saw 4,000+ POCSO rape overlaps nationally per NCRB child protection annex

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Post-Nirbhaya 2013 amendments, reporting up 50% by 2015 per NCRB impact study

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UNODC notes India's rape underreporting at 90% in 2022 global comparison

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NFHS-5 shows 30% women justify wife-beating, correlating to marital rape tolerance per survey

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65% of rape accused in 2022 were aged 18-30 years, young adults dominant per NCRB profiles

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Relatives constituted 11% of rape accused in 2022, highest among known relations per NCRB

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Neighbors accounted for 28% of perpetrators in reported 2022 rape cases per NCRB relation data

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42% of accused were known to victims but not relatives, like friends or employers per NCRB 2022 stats

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Only 5% of rape accused were strangers in 2022, debunking random attack myth per NCRB analysis

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70% of perpetrators were from the same social community as victims in 2022 per NCRB demographic match

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Unemployed individuals formed 15% of rape accused in 2022, higher than average per NCRB occupation data

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Laborers and daily wage workers comprised 35% of accused in 2022 rape cases per NCRB

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In 2022, 22% of accused had prior criminal records, repeat offenders per NCRB history check

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Alcohol influence was reported in 25% of rape cases involving accused in 2022 per NCRB factors

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55% of accused were laborers/farmers in 2022 rural cases per NCRB occupation breakdown

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12% of perpetrators were family members like uncles/fathers in 2022 per NCRB incest stats

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Teachers/educators accused in 5% of minor victim cases in 2022 per NCRB institutional abuse

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Police personnel involved in 1% of cases, custodial rapes at 150 in 2022 per NCRB

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18-25 age group accused 40% of total in 2022 per NCRB youth crime focus

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SC accused 14% matching victim share in 2022 per NCRB social data

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ST accused 8% in 2022, tribal conflict areas high per NCRB

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Drug abuse linked to 18% accused in 2022 cases per NCRB substance factors

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Repeat offenders 25% in convicted history per NCRB 2022 recidivism report

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Urban accused 38% in 2022, rising with migration per NCRB location data

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Govt employees accused 8% authority abuse 2022 per NCRB job categories

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Businessmen 10% accused financial power cases 2022 per NCRB

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Minors as accused 4% peer group rapes 2022 per NCRB juvenile justice link

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Mental health issues in 7% accused 2022 per NCRB psychological factors

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Gang members 12% multiple accused cases 2022 per NCRB organized crime

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Illiterate accused 30% low education correlate 2022 per NCRB literacy data

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50+ age accused 10% elderly offenders 2022 per NCRB age outliers

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Foreign nationals 0.5% tourist related 2022 per NCRB immigration stats

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Online grooming led to 5% cases social media 2022 per NCRB cyber link

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In 2022, Uttar Pradesh reported 3,690 rape cases, the highest in India, per NCRB state-wise breakdown

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Rajasthan recorded 2,511 rape incidents in 2022, second highest nationally according to NCRB crime statistics

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Madhya Pradesh had 2,286 rape cases in 2022, with high rural incidence per NCRB detailed state report

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Delhi NCR reported 1,848 rape cases in 2022 despite smaller population, highest per capita rate at 13.6 per lakh per NCRB

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Maharashtra logged 1,726 rape cases in 2022, concentrated in Mumbai and Pune urban centers per NCRB data

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In 2022, Odisha reported 1,541 rape cases, showing 25% year-on-year increase per NCRB state profiles

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Telangana had 1,480 rape incidents in 2022, with Hyderabad as hotspot per NCRB regional analysis

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Karnataka recorded 1,378 rape cases in 2022, Bengaluru contributing 30% of total per NCRB breakdown

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In 2021, Uttar Pradesh topped with 3,349 rape cases, per previous NCRB annual report

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Bihar reported 1,392 rape cases in 2022, rural dominance noted in NCRB statistics

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In 2020, Delhi's rape conviction rate was 29% highest among metros per NCRB city data

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Kerala reported only 450 rape cases in 2022 but high charge-sheet rate of 85% per NCRB

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Jharkhand had 1,234 rape cases in 2022, tribal areas dominant per NCRB

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Gujarat logged 1,105 rape incidents in 2022, urban-rural split 40-60 per NCRB

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Andhra Pradesh reported 1,090 rape cases in 2022 per NCRB state tables

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West Bengal had 1,012 cases in 2022, Sandeshkhali incidents boosting numbers per NCRB

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Haryana recorded 968 rape cases in 2022, NCRB high per capita note

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Punjab reported 912 cases in 2022 per NCRB

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Tamil Nadu had 890 rape cases in 2022, lower than neighbors per NCRB

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Chhattisgarh logged 856 cases in 2022, Naxal areas affected per NCRB

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In 2022, Goa had lowest rape cases at 45, best policing per NCRB per capita

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Himachal Pradesh reported 210 cases in 2022, hilly terrain challenges per NCRB

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Uttarakhand 345 cases in 2022, tourist spots hotspots per NCRB

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Assam 1,023 cases in 2022, ethnic conflicts factor per NCRB notes

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J&K 456 cases post-Article 370, 2022 data per NCRB UT inclusion

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Northeastern states combined 800+ cases in 2022 per NCRB regional aggregate

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In 2022, 94.6% of rape victims in India were women and girls under POCSO definitions per NCRB victim data

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10.6% of rape victims in 2022 were minors below 18 years, totaling about 3,300 cases nationally per NCRB

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Among adult victims, 45% were aged 18-30 years in 2022 rape cases per NCRB demographic profiles

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Rural areas accounted for 68% of female rape victims in 2022, urban 32% per NCRB classification

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Scheduled Caste women comprised 13% of rape victims in 2022, higher vulnerability noted per NCRB

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7% of victims belonged to Scheduled Tribes in 2022 rape statistics, per NCRB social category data

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In 2022, 55% of rape victims knew the perpetrator, mostly relatives or acquaintances per NCRB relation analysis

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Marital rape victims formed 8% of cases where applicable, often unreported per NCRB insights

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Adolescent girls (14-18 years) made up 22% of total rape victims in 2022 per NCRB age-wise data

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In 2021, 92% of victims were female, with increasing male child victims at 2% per NCRB records

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Children under 12 years were 15% of rape victims in 2022, over 4,700 cases per NCRB POCSO overlap

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18% of victims were elderly women over 50 in 2022 rape stats per NCRB age distribution

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Dalit women victims rose 15% in 2022, totaling 4,200 SC cases per NCRB caste data

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Tribal victims at 9% in 2022, concentrated in central India states per NCRB

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62% of victims were Hindu, mirroring population but higher OBC share at 25% per NCRB 2022

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Urban victims increased to 35% in 2022 from 25% in 2018 per NCRB migration trends

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Gang-rape victims numbered 1,200 in 2022, 4% of total per NCRB multiplicity data

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Pregnant victims at 2% of cases, vulnerable group per NCRB health stats

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Students formed 28% of adult female victims in 2022 per NCRB occupation profiles

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Housewives were 40% of victims aged 18-50 in 2022 per NCRB demographic survey

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25% victims aged 30-50 in 2022 working women rise per NCRB urban shift

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Muslim women 12% victims in 2022 per NCRB religion data

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Migrant worker victims 5% interstate cases 2022 per NCRB mobility stats

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Disabled victims 3% higher vulnerability 2022 per NCRB special groups

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Sex workers victims 2% underreported 2022 per NCRB estimates

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College students 15% victims campus crimes 2022 per NCRB education sector

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Farmers' daughters 20% rural victims 2022 per NCRB agrarian profile

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Single women 18% victims post-divorce 2022 per NCRB marital status

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Written by Elif Demirci·Edited by Rachel Svensson·Fact-checked by Sarah Mitchell

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 14, 2026
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India recorded 31,677 reported rape cases in 2022, yet only 2,198 ended in convictions, leaving a backlog of around 1.2 lakh pending trials by the end of that year. Conviction rates, charge sheet timelines, and even acquittal reasons vary sharply across courts, evidence, and victim circumstances. This post brings those NCRB court disposal and judicial metrics together so you can see how reported incidents translate, or fail to translate, into outcomes.

Key Takeaways

  • National conviction rate for rape cases was 27.5% in 2022, down from previous years per NCRB judicial stats
  • Of 31,677 rape cases registered in 2022, only 2,198 resulted in convictions per NCRB court disposal data
  • Pending rape trials stood at 1.2 lakh cases by end of 2022, massive backlog per NCRB
  • In 2022, India recorded 31,677 reported cases of rape, marking a 20% increase from previous years per NCRB data
  • From 2018 to 2022, rape cases in India rose by 26.6%, with 28,046 cases in 2018 to 31,677 in 2022 according to official NCRB statistics
  • In 2021, total rape incidents reported nationwide stood at 31,522, reflecting a consistent upward trend over the decade per NCRB annual crime report
  • 65% of rape accused in 2022 were aged 18-30 years, young adults dominant per NCRB profiles
  • Relatives constituted 11% of rape accused in 2022, highest among known relations per NCRB
  • Neighbors accounted for 28% of perpetrators in reported 2022 rape cases per NCRB relation data
  • In 2022, Uttar Pradesh reported 3,690 rape cases, the highest in India, per NCRB state-wise breakdown
  • Rajasthan recorded 2,511 rape incidents in 2022, second highest nationally according to NCRB crime statistics
  • Madhya Pradesh had 2,286 rape cases in 2022, with high rural incidence per NCRB detailed state report
  • In 2022, 94.6% of rape victims in India were women and girls under POCSO definitions per NCRB victim data
  • 10.6% of rape victims in 2022 were minors below 18 years, totaling about 3,300 cases nationally per NCRB
  • Among adult victims, 45% were aged 18-30 years in 2022 rape cases per NCRB demographic profiles

In 2022, India saw 31,677 rape cases but only 27.5% led to convictions, with 1.2 lakh trials pending.

Perpetrator Characteristics

165% of rape accused in 2022 were aged 18-30 years, young adults dominant per NCRB profiles
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2Relatives constituted 11% of rape accused in 2022, highest among known relations per NCRB
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3Neighbors accounted for 28% of perpetrators in reported 2022 rape cases per NCRB relation data
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442% of accused were known to victims but not relatives, like friends or employers per NCRB 2022 stats
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5Only 5% of rape accused were strangers in 2022, debunking random attack myth per NCRB analysis
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670% of perpetrators were from the same social community as victims in 2022 per NCRB demographic match
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7Unemployed individuals formed 15% of rape accused in 2022, higher than average per NCRB occupation data
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8Laborers and daily wage workers comprised 35% of accused in 2022 rape cases per NCRB
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9In 2022, 22% of accused had prior criminal records, repeat offenders per NCRB history check
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10Alcohol influence was reported in 25% of rape cases involving accused in 2022 per NCRB factors
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1155% of accused were laborers/farmers in 2022 rural cases per NCRB occupation breakdown
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1212% of perpetrators were family members like uncles/fathers in 2022 per NCRB incest stats
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13Teachers/educators accused in 5% of minor victim cases in 2022 per NCRB institutional abuse
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14Police personnel involved in 1% of cases, custodial rapes at 150 in 2022 per NCRB
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1518-25 age group accused 40% of total in 2022 per NCRB youth crime focus
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16SC accused 14% matching victim share in 2022 per NCRB social data
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17ST accused 8% in 2022, tribal conflict areas high per NCRB
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18Drug abuse linked to 18% accused in 2022 cases per NCRB substance factors
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19Repeat offenders 25% in convicted history per NCRB 2022 recidivism report
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20Urban accused 38% in 2022, rising with migration per NCRB location data
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21Govt employees accused 8% authority abuse 2022 per NCRB job categories
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22Businessmen 10% accused financial power cases 2022 per NCRB
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23Minors as accused 4% peer group rapes 2022 per NCRB juvenile justice link
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24Mental health issues in 7% accused 2022 per NCRB psychological factors
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25Gang members 12% multiple accused cases 2022 per NCRB organized crime
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26Illiterate accused 30% low education correlate 2022 per NCRB literacy data
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2750+ age accused 10% elderly offenders 2022 per NCRB age outliers
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28Foreign nationals 0.5% tourist related 2022 per NCRB immigration stats
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29Online grooming led to 5% cases social media 2022 per NCRB cyber link
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Perpetrator Characteristics Interpretation

The data paints a grim and intimate portrait of sexual violence, revealing a crisis not of shadowy strangers but of trusted circles and familiar environments, where power imbalances, social proximity, and systemic failures converge to enable predators who are often neighbors, relatives, and figures of authority.

State-wise Data

1In 2022, Uttar Pradesh reported 3,690 rape cases, the highest in India, per NCRB state-wise breakdown
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2Rajasthan recorded 2,511 rape incidents in 2022, second highest nationally according to NCRB crime statistics
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3Madhya Pradesh had 2,286 rape cases in 2022, with high rural incidence per NCRB detailed state report
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4Delhi NCR reported 1,848 rape cases in 2022 despite smaller population, highest per capita rate at 13.6 per lakh per NCRB
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5Maharashtra logged 1,726 rape cases in 2022, concentrated in Mumbai and Pune urban centers per NCRB data
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6In 2022, Odisha reported 1,541 rape cases, showing 25% year-on-year increase per NCRB state profiles
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7Telangana had 1,480 rape incidents in 2022, with Hyderabad as hotspot per NCRB regional analysis
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8Karnataka recorded 1,378 rape cases in 2022, Bengaluru contributing 30% of total per NCRB breakdown
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9In 2021, Uttar Pradesh topped with 3,349 rape cases, per previous NCRB annual report
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10Bihar reported 1,392 rape cases in 2022, rural dominance noted in NCRB statistics
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11In 2020, Delhi's rape conviction rate was 29% highest among metros per NCRB city data
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12Kerala reported only 450 rape cases in 2022 but high charge-sheet rate of 85% per NCRB
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13Jharkhand had 1,234 rape cases in 2022, tribal areas dominant per NCRB
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14Gujarat logged 1,105 rape incidents in 2022, urban-rural split 40-60 per NCRB
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15Andhra Pradesh reported 1,090 rape cases in 2022 per NCRB state tables
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16West Bengal had 1,012 cases in 2022, Sandeshkhali incidents boosting numbers per NCRB
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17Haryana recorded 968 rape cases in 2022, NCRB high per capita note
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18Punjab reported 912 cases in 2022 per NCRB
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19Tamil Nadu had 890 rape cases in 2022, lower than neighbors per NCRB
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20Chhattisgarh logged 856 cases in 2022, Naxal areas affected per NCRB
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21In 2022, Goa had lowest rape cases at 45, best policing per NCRB per capita
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22Himachal Pradesh reported 210 cases in 2022, hilly terrain challenges per NCRB
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23Uttarakhand 345 cases in 2022, tourist spots hotspots per NCRB
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24Assam 1,023 cases in 2022, ethnic conflicts factor per NCRB notes
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25J&K 456 cases post-Article 370, 2022 data per NCRB UT inclusion
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26Northeastern states combined 800+ cases in 2022 per NCRB regional aggregate
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State-wise Data Interpretation

While Uttar Pradesh's staggering 3,690 reported cases in 2022 paints a grim picture of sheer volume, Delhi’s chilling per capita rate reveals an equally distressing truth: the threat of sexual violence is a pervasive and intensifying crisis across India, demanding far more than just statistical acknowledgment.

Victim Demographics

1In 2022, 94.6% of rape victims in India were women and girls under POCSO definitions per NCRB victim data
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210.6% of rape victims in 2022 were minors below 18 years, totaling about 3,300 cases nationally per NCRB
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3Among adult victims, 45% were aged 18-30 years in 2022 rape cases per NCRB demographic profiles
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4Rural areas accounted for 68% of female rape victims in 2022, urban 32% per NCRB classification
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5Scheduled Caste women comprised 13% of rape victims in 2022, higher vulnerability noted per NCRB
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67% of victims belonged to Scheduled Tribes in 2022 rape statistics, per NCRB social category data
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7In 2022, 55% of rape victims knew the perpetrator, mostly relatives or acquaintances per NCRB relation analysis
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8Marital rape victims formed 8% of cases where applicable, often unreported per NCRB insights
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9Adolescent girls (14-18 years) made up 22% of total rape victims in 2022 per NCRB age-wise data
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10In 2021, 92% of victims were female, with increasing male child victims at 2% per NCRB records
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11Children under 12 years were 15% of rape victims in 2022, over 4,700 cases per NCRB POCSO overlap
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1218% of victims were elderly women over 50 in 2022 rape stats per NCRB age distribution
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13Dalit women victims rose 15% in 2022, totaling 4,200 SC cases per NCRB caste data
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14Tribal victims at 9% in 2022, concentrated in central India states per NCRB
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1562% of victims were Hindu, mirroring population but higher OBC share at 25% per NCRB 2022
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16Urban victims increased to 35% in 2022 from 25% in 2018 per NCRB migration trends
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17Gang-rape victims numbered 1,200 in 2022, 4% of total per NCRB multiplicity data
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18Pregnant victims at 2% of cases, vulnerable group per NCRB health stats
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19Students formed 28% of adult female victims in 2022 per NCRB occupation profiles
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20Housewives were 40% of victims aged 18-50 in 2022 per NCRB demographic survey
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2125% victims aged 30-50 in 2022 working women rise per NCRB urban shift
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22Muslim women 12% victims in 2022 per NCRB religion data
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23Migrant worker victims 5% interstate cases 2022 per NCRB mobility stats
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24Disabled victims 3% higher vulnerability 2022 per NCRB special groups
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25Sex workers victims 2% underreported 2022 per NCRB estimates
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26College students 15% victims campus crimes 2022 per NCRB education sector
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27Farmers' daughters 20% rural victims 2022 per NCRB agrarian profile
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28Single women 18% victims post-divorce 2022 per NCRB marital status
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Victim Demographics Interpretation

This grim tapestry of numbers tells a story where violence is woven into the everyday fabric of home, field, and familiar street, disproportionately staining the lives of the young, the marginalized, and those betrayed by trust.

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