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Bengaluru reported much dowry cases than the combined full of 18 different metro cities successful 2023, according to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) information published connected Tuesday.
In 2023, Bengaluru recorded 1,013 dowry cases, the highest successful the country, followed by Patna (104) and Lucknow (19).
“In Bengaluru, we find that astir each families person moving members, and astir women present bash not hesitate to record a complaint. This tin beryllium credited to the progressive pro-women groups successful the city, which person grown stronger implicit the years, motivating victims to study dowry issues,” a elder constabulary serviceman told The Hindu.
Up and down
The State recorded an summation successful crimes against women, children, and elder citizens. Karnataka reported a 14.16% summation successful crimes against women, an 11.78% emergence successful crimes against children, and a 16.23% summation successful crimes involving elder citizens.
Akshay Hakay Machhindra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central, said that the metropolis has a robust surveillance system. Over the years, a operation of societal media platforms, witnesses reporting assaults against women, and effectual CCTV sum successful the metropolis has contributed to the proactive registration of cases related to crimes against women.
Meanwhile, the State saw a marginal alteration successful murders and atrocity cases. Murders successful Karnataka fell from 1,404 successful 2022 to 1,322 successful 2023; atrocities against Scheduled Castes dropped from 1,977 to 1,923; and atrocities against Scheduled Tribes reduced somewhat from 438 to 434.
However, successful the State superior Bengaluru, nary class of transgression showed a decline. Bengaluru metropolis recorded crisp increases crossed respective categories: a 27.41% emergence successful convulsive crimes, 19.07% successful murders, 22.41% successful abductions, 24.10% successful crimes against women, 25.60% successful crimes against children, 41.70% successful crimes against elder citizens, and 23.37% successful atrocities against Scheduled Castes. The lone class that remained unchanged was atrocities against Scheduled Tribes, with 16 cases reported successful some 2022 and 2023.
Road accidents claimed 12,322 lives, the 5th highest among States and national Territories. Suicides remained a large concern, with 13,330 deaths recorded, the 4th highest successful the country, aft Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh.
