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Manipur records highest crime rate, Assam 4th
Assam Tribune | New Delhi, Oct 27
The North Eastern State of Manipur has earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest rate of crimes in the country followed closely by Jammu and Kashmir. Assam has become the country’s fourth most dangerous place to live in and is followed closely by Delhi and way above the all India national average.
Meanwhile, various criminal acts have shown an increasing trend in the year 2010compared to 2009. Attempt to commit murder increased by 1.3 per cent, rape cases increased by 3.6 per cent, kidnapping & abduction cases increased by 13.5 per cent, robbery cases increased by 4.4 per cent and dowry deaths increased by 0.1 percent. Crime against women during 2010 (2, 13,585) has gone up by 4.8 per cent compared to 2009 (2, 03,804). Crime against children has also gone up by 10.3percentn 2010(26,694)compared to 2009 (24,201).
The Report states that there has been a 20.0 per cent increase in human trafficking incidence was observed in 3,422 cases in 2010 as compared to 2,851 in 2009. Similarly, Crime rate of human trafficking has also increased from 0.2 in 2009 to 0.3 during 2010.
Percentage distribution of buying of girls for prostitution (2.3per cent), immoral trafficking (73.0 per cent), procurement of minor Girls (19.8per cent), selling of girls for prostitution(3.8 per cent) were observed.
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