NCRB - Crimes Against Children: Year, Crime Head and Gender wise Number of Crime Cases against Children in Metropolitan Cities

This dataset provides year wise, crime head wise, and gender wise data on crime cases against children in India’s metropolitan cities. It covers offences such as kidnapping and abduction, rape and sexual assault under POCSO, trafficking, murder, child labour, cybercrimes, and immoral trafficking, with separate counts for cases involving boys and girls, offering insight into urban child victimisation patterns.

Rows: 10695
Columns: 10
Time period: 2017 to 2023
Last Updated: 05 November 2025

year	state	city	crime_head	crime_category	gender	incidence	victims	unit
2023	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Sections 17 to 22 of POCSO Act	Girls	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC	Boys	11	11	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC		36	36	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC	Girls	34	34	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC	Boys	2	2	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act		15	15	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act	Girls	15	15	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act	Boys	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC		11	11	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC	Girls	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number

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NCRB - Crimes Against Children: Year, Crime Head and Gender wise Number of Crime Cases against Children in Metropolitan Cities

Rows: 10695
Columns: 10
Time period: 2017 to 2023
Last Updated: 05 November 2025

year	state	city	crime_head	crime_category	gender	incidence	victims	unit
2023	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Sections 17 to 22 of POCSO Act	Girls	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC	Boys	11	11	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC		36	36	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC	Girls	34	34	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act r/w Section 509 IPC	Boys	2	2	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act		15	15	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act	Girls	15	15	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act	Boys	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC		11	11	incidence,victims in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Hyderabad	Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC)	POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC	Girls	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number

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