India's most dangerous places for women

The only available statistics are for 2013 from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). In India, a crime against women happens every 1.7 minutes. A rape case is registered every 16 minutes and one domestic violence case is reported per 4.4 minutes.

v Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the states that top the list of crime against women.

v Crime per lakh of female population is the highest in Assam, Tripura and Rajasthan.

v Kerala has the highest molestation rate: 24.28 per lakh of female population, compared to the national average of 11.94.

v Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of rape cases: 4,335 and 12.1 per cent of total such cases registered in the country, followed by Rajasthan (3,285 cases, 9.78 per cent) and Maharashtra (3,063 cases, 5.52 per cent).

v Delhi, India’s rape capital, reported 1,441 cases with 29.41 per cent of such cases among 53 large cities in India. It recorded 11,449 cases (21.41 per cent) of total crime against women; 35.1 per cent of kidnapping and abduction; 15.76 per cent of dowry deaths; 25.76 per cent of molestation cases and 28.3 per cent of incest rapes.

v Mumbai: 2,946 cases, 5.51 per cent of total crime against women

v Bengaluru: 2,608 cases, 4.88 per cent of crime against women.

v Ahmedabad: 2,449 cases, 4.58 per cent of crime against women.

v Kolkata: 2,399 cases,4.49 per cent of total crime against women

v The rate of cognisable crimes against women was significantly higher in Vijayawada, Kota, Gwalior, Delhi and Jaipur.