Crime against women in six of the eight Northeastern states increased significantly in the last year compared to the year before as Assam led the list.
Manipur and Mizoram registered a downward trend.
Assam heads the list for all recorded crimes against women, including rape, kidnapping and abduction, dowry deaths and cruelty by husband and his relatives.
In crimes related to kidnapping and abduction, Assam’s rate increased significantly to 4,222 from 3,360 while in Tripura it went from 114 to 124.
Among other states to register an increase were Arunachal Pradesh (from 58 to 86), Meghalaya (from 24 to 33), Sikkim (from 10 to 16) and Nagaland (from 10 to 11).
Manipur recorded a downward trend in kidnapping and abduction with a drop to 125 from 133 the previous year while in Mizoram it decreased from three to two.
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