Crimes against Women in India: A Revisit

India is one of the highest crime rates in the world and women are prime victim of it. Traditionally, women are having lower autonomy in the society which led to even lower importance and reporting of crimes against women in India. This study re-assessed the nature, pattern, and levels of crime against women in India and its distribution; explored the factors contributing to it. Results revealed that over the period all crime rates in India are increasing. The bulk of crime against women is contributing from hurt, molestation and domestic violence. However, kidnapping and murder substantially high. The state level figures revealed that Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh the metro cities of these states are with high prevalence of crime against women. Among the predictors of all crime against women Alcohol consumption, log of GDP and poverty are the key predictor’s emerging from this study.