Crime against Women in Mandi Region of Himachal Pradesh.

Abstract

Crime against women is a global threat and one of the most occurring crime throughout the world. There are various crimes against women from mild-teasing to rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping, and dowry death. Objectives: This research contribute to identify the major types of crimes against women in Mandi region of Himachal Pradesh, frequency of each crime per year and crime trends during the year2017-2019. Material and Methods: The study has used data accessed from various sources which include crime statistics report, annual crime report, crime trends report, and total crime cases registered during the year in Mandi. Results: Results has shown that crime against women were increasing every year till 2018 but during 2019 there was a little decrease in every crime. The least crime occurring were dowry death and crime in trends were molestation, kidnapping, cruelty to women and rape. Conclusion: This study showed that crime against women are increasing day by day. Most commonly occurring crime against women is molestation, kidnapping and abduction. Crime in trends were molestation, cruelty to women, kidnapping and abduction, and rape. During 2019 every crime has a little drop except rape crimes. They were at continuous increase.