In 2021, sexual crime against girls in India accounted for nearly 39 percent of the total crime committed against children. A slight decline in this crime rate was seen from the previous year. The disproportionate number of crimes against female children in the country is a result of several psychological and patriarchal reasons.
Sexual crime against girls as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2021
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MOSPI. (June 25, 2024). Sexual crime against girls as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1155513/india-sexual-crime-against-girls-as-a-share-of-total-crime-against-children/
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