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

This dataset presents year wise, crime head wise, and gender wise statistics on crimes against children across India. It includes offences such as POCSO sexual offences, rape, kidnapping and abduction, child trafficking, child labour, murder, exposure and abandonment, and cyber offences, with separate counts for cases involving boys and girls, offering insight into child victimisation patterns.

Rows: 783
Columns: 10
Time period: 2001 to 2023
Last Updated: 26 May 2026

year	state	crime_head	crime_category	gender	incidence	victims	crime_rate	unit
2023	All India	Abetment of Suicide of Child (Sec 305 IPC)	Total	Total	373	384	0.1	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty (Sec 354 IPC)	Total	Total	1347	1375	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Attempt to Commit Murder (Sec 307 IPC)	Total	Total	290	337	0.1	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Attempt to Commit Rape (Sec 376 r/w 511 IPC)	Total	Total	94	94	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Total	4	4	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Girls	4	4	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Boys	0	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act	Total	Total	1390	2167	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act	Others	Total	182	200	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act	Publishing or Transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act	Total	1499	1536	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population

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gender	String	3	783
incidence	Float64	582	783
victims	Int64	474	611
crime_rate	Float64	113	783
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NCRB - Crimes Against Children: Year, Crime Head and Gender wise Number of Crime Cases against Children

Rows: 783
Columns: 10
Time period: 2001 to 2023
Last Updated: 26 May 2026

year	state	crime_head	crime_category	gender	incidence	victims	crime_rate	unit
2023	All India	Abetment of Suicide of Child (Sec 305 IPC)	Total	Total	373	384	0.1	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty (Sec 354 IPC)	Total	Total	1347	1375	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Attempt to Commit Murder (Sec 307 IPC)	Total	Total	290	337	0.1	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Attempt to Commit Rape (Sec 376 r/w 511 IPC)	Total	Total	94	94	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Total	4	4	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Girls	4	4	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec 373 IPC)	Total	Boys	0	0	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act	Total	Total	1390	2167	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act	Others	Total	182	200	0	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population
2023	All India	Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act	Publishing or Transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act	Total	1499	1536	0.3	incidence,victims in absolute number,crime_rate per lakh population

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