NCRB - Crimes against Women: Year and Section wise Number of Rape Cases Registered

This dataset provides year and section wise information on cases registered under various provisions of law related to rape in India. It categorises rape offences based on the nature of the act and the relationship or authority of the offender, including custodial rapes (by police personnel, public servants, armed forces, or staff of hospitals, jails, and remand homes) and noncustodial rapes (by relatives, guardians, teachers, persons in positions of trust, or control). It also includes specific offences such as rape or gang rape of minor girls below 12 or 16 years of age, rape on pregnant women, rape on women with physical or mental disabilities, rape endangering life, and repeated rape on the same woman. The dataset further records legal distinctions related to punishment provisions, such as those prescribing imprisonment up to 20 years, life imprisonment, or enhanced punishment for repeat offenders and cases resulting in the victim’s death.