NEW DELHI – Every hour average, two women raped in India. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), during 2007 occurred 20,737 rapes in India.
More mengebohkan of 133 elderly women also become victims of rape during the past year.
The amount increased 7.2 percent compared to the previous year. Madhya Pradesh is a state with the most cases of rape. In this state, occurred 3,010 cases or 14.5 percent of the total number of rapes. Followed by West Bengal with a number of cases 2,106.
In a report titled Crime in India 2007 also revealed, the perpetrator of rape is a person who is known victim. Some 92.5 percent or 19,188 rape perpetrator is a close acquaintance in the 6902 case where the victim is a neighbor.
Meanwhile, a close family, both parents or family members (siblings), which involved as many as 405 rapes between 1448 cases involving close relatives. “As much as 90 percent more darui cases of rape in this country who do ileh known,” says senior Indian police, as quoted Times of India, on Monday (1/12/2008).
In terms of age, rape victims between 18 to 30 years as many as 11,984 cases. Followed by a vulnerable age 30 to 50 years, as many as 3,530 cases. NCRB also recorded cases involving rape victims under 10 years of 617 cases and 4,507 cases of victims who are aged between 10 to 18 years
sumber: international.okezone.com
