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Table 1 Rate (with 95% confidence interval) and percent change in rate of domestic violence crimes reported per 100,000 women aged 15–49 by states of India

From: Domestic violence in Indian women: lessons from nearly 20 years of surveillance

 

Cruelty by Husband or his relatives

Dowry Deaths

Abetment of Suicides of Women#

Rate

% change

2001–2018

Rate

% change

2001–2018

Rate

% change

2014–2018

2001

2014

2018

2001

2014

2018

 

2014

2018

India

18.5

(18.3–18.7)

35.7 (35.5–35.9)

28.3

(28.1–28.5)

53.0

2.6

(2.5–2.7)

2.5 (2.4–2.5)

2.0

(2.0–2.0)

− 23.1

1.1

(1.1–1.1)

1.4

(1.4–1.4)

27.3

Low SDI states

17.9

(17.7–18.1)

33.2 (32.9–33.5)

27.6

(27.4–27.8)

54.2

4.0

(3.9–4.1)

3.8 (3.7–3.9)

3.1

(3.0–3.2)

− 22.5

0.6

(0.6–0.6)

0.7

(0.7–0.8)

16.7

Bihar

7.9

(7.5–8.3)

17.5 (17.0–18.0)

8.6

(8.3–8.9)

8.9

4.4

(4.1–4.7)

5.1 (4.9–5.4)

3.8

(3.6–4.0)

− 13.6

0

0

Madhya Pradesh

17.2

(16.5–17.9)

31.8 (31.0–32.5)

18.7

(18.1–19.3)

8.7

4.1

(3.8–4.4)

3.6 (3.3–3.9)

2.5

(2.3–2.7)

− 39.0

2.2

(2.0–2.4)

2.6

(2.4–2.8)

18.2

Jharkhand

7.2

(6.6–7.8)

16.1 (15.3–17.0)

10.6

(10.0–11.2)

47.2

3.2

(2.8–3.6)

3.9 (3.5–4.3)

2.6

(2.3–2.9)

− 18.8

0

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

Uttar Pradesh

18.8

(18.4–19.2)

19.2 (18.9–19.6)

23.4

(23.0–23.8)

24.5

5.6

(5.4–5.8)

4.5 (4.4–4.7)

4.0

(3.8–4.2)

− 28.6

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

25.0

Rajasthan

40.5

(39.4–41.6)

83.3 (82.0–84.6)

59.1

(58.1–60.1)

45.9

2.8

(2.5–3.1)

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

1.9

(1.7–2.1)

− 32.1

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

0.0

Chhattisgarh

15.6

(14.5–16.7)

12.8 (12.0–13.6)

6.1

(5.6–6.6)

− 60.9

1.3

(1.0–1.6)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

1.0

(0.8–1.2)

− 23.1

1.4

(1.1–1.7)

1.5

(1.2–1.8)

7.1

Odisha

12.8

(12.1–13.5)

25.6 (24.7–26.5)

15.8

(15.1–16.5)

23.4

3.0

(2.7–3.3)

3.6 (3.3–4.0)

3.0

(2.7–3.3)

0.0

0

0.1

(0.0–0.2)

Assam

18.0

(17.0–19.0)

105.0 (102.9–107.1)

113.7

(111.6–115.8)

531.7

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

2.1 (1.8–2.3)

1.8

(1.5–2.1)

100

0

0.8

(0.6–1.0)

Middle SDI states

20.9

(20.6–21.2)

48.9 (48.5–49.3)

37.9

(37.5–38.3)

81.3

1.6

(1.5–1.7)

1.6 (1.6–1.7)

1.2

(1.1–1.3)

− 25.0

1.5

(1.4–1.6)

2.2

(2.1–2.3)

46.7

Andhra Pradesh

45.7

(44.5–46.9)

42.8 (41.7–43.8)

45.3

(44.2–46.4)

− 0.9

3.3

(3.0–3.6)

1.5 (1.3–1.6)

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

− 72.7

1.5

(1.3–1.7)

2.7

(2.4–3.0)

80.0

West Bengal

17.9

(17.3–18.5)

86.2 (85.1–87.3)

61.1

(60.2–62.0)

241.3

1.2

(1.1–1.3)

1.9 (1.7–2.0)

1.6

(1.5–1.7)

33.3

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

1.6

(1.5–1.7)

300.0

Tripura

25.9

(22.5–29.3)

63.9 (59.2–68.7)

26.7

(23.7–29.7)

3.1

1.8

(0.9–2.7)

3.01 (2.0–4.0)

1.6

(0.9–2.3)

− 11.1

0

1.2

(0.6–1.8)

Arunachal Pradesh

4.1

(1.7–6.5)

10.0 (7.0–13.1)

12.8

(9.6–16.0)

212.2

0

0.24 (− 0.23 to 0.71)

0

0

0.4

(− 0.2 to 1.0)

Meghalaya

0.7 (0.0–1.4)

5.0 (3.5–6.5)

2.0

(1.1–2.9)

185.7

0

0.12 (− 0.11 to 0.35)

0.1

(− 0.1 to 0.3)

0

0

Karnataka

12.1

(11.5–12.7)

16.6 (16.0–17.1)

10.9

(10.4–11.4)

− 9.9

1.5

(1.3–1.7)

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

1.1

(1.0–1.2)

− 26.7

1.2

(1.0–1.4)

1.8

(1.6–2.0)

50.0

Telangana*

59.1 (57.7–60.6)

56.3

(54.9–57.7)

0

2.7 (2.4–3.0)

1.7

(1.5–1.9)

5.8

(5.3–6.3)

4.0

(3.6–4.4)

–31.0

Gujarat

27.1

(26.2–28.0)

34.9 (34.0–35.7)

16.3

(15.7–16.9)

− 39.9

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

0.13 (0.08–0.19)

0.1

(0.1–0.1)

− 80.0

1.0

(0.9–1.1)

2.2

(2.0–2.4)

120.0

Manipur

0.8

(0.1–1.5)

4.6 (3.2–6.0)

1.4

(0.7–2.1)

75.0

0

0.11 (− 0.11 to 0.33)

0

0

0.3

(0.0–0.6)

Jammu and Kashmir

1.9

(1.4–2.4)

13.8 (12.5–15.0)

8.9

(7.9–9.9)

368.4

0.5

(0.2–0.8)

0.15 (0.02–0.28)

0.2

(0.1–0.3)

− 60.0

0.7

(0.4–1.0)

0.9

(0.6–1.2)

28.6

Haryana

28.6

(27.2–30.0)

49.0 (47.3–50.6)

55.2

(53.5–56.9)

93.0

5.4

(4.8–6.0)

4.1 (3.7–4.6)

2.9

(2.5–3.3)

− 46.3

1.7

(1.4–2.0)

2.7

(2.3–3.1)

58.8

High SDI states

16.6

(16.3–16.9)

24.4 (24.0–24.7)

18.1

(17.8–18.4)

9.0

1.3

(1.2–1.4)

0.82 (0.76–0.89)

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

− 46.2

1.5

(1.4–1.6)

1.7

(1.6–1.8)

13.3

Uttarakhand

13.8

(12.2–15.4)

10.4 (9.2–11.5)

19.8

(18.2–21.4)

43.5

2.6

(1.9–3.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.7)

2.0

(1.5–2.5)

− 23.1

0

0.6

(0.3–0.9)

Tamil Nadu

4.5

(4.2–4.8)

9.6 (9.2–10.0)

3.6

(3.4–3.8)

− 20.0

1.1

(0.9–1.3)

0.43 (0.35–0.52)

0.2

(0.1–0.3)

− 81.8

0.2

(0.1–0.3)

1.1

(1.0–1.2)

450.0

Mizoram

7.4

(3.8–11.0)

2.7 (0.8–4.6)

1.9

(0.4–3.4)

− 74.3

0

0

0

0

0

Maharashtra

23.9

(23.3–24.5)

23.9 (23.4–24.4)

20.5

(20.0–21.0)

− 14.2

1.2

(1.1–1.3)

0.87 (0.76–0.97)

0.6

(0.5–0.7)

− 50.0

3.1

(2.9–3.3)

2.6

(2.4–2.8)

–16.1

Punjab

17.7

(16.7–18.7)

21.4 (20.3–22.4)

18.2

(17.3–19.1)

2.8

2.5

(2.1–2.9)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

0.8

(0.6–1.0)

− 68.0

1.6

(1.3–1.9)

2.2

(1.9–2.5)

37.5

Sikkim

0

2.7 (0.3–5.1)

0.5

(− 0.5 to 1.5)

0

0

0.5

(− 0.5 to 1.5)

0

0

Nagaland

0

0.6 (− 0.1 to 1.2)

0.6

(− 0.1 to 1.3)

0

0

0

0

0

Himachal Pradesh

19.0

(16.9–21.1)

16.3 (14.5–18.1)

9.0

(7.7–10.3)

− 52.6

0.6

(0.2–1.0)

0.05 (− 0.05 to 0.15)

0.2

(0.0–0.4)

− 66.7

3.3

(2.5–4.1)

3.6

(2.8–4.4)

9.1

UTs other than Delhi

7.6

(5.6–9.6)

16.8 (14.2–19.4)

10.6

(8.6–12.6)

39.5

0.5

(0.0–1.0)

0.61 (0.12–1.09)

0.6

(0.1–1.1)

20.0

0.2

(− 0.1 to 0.5)

0.7

(0.2–1.2)

250.0

Kerala

27.2

(26.1–28.3)

51.6 (50.2–53.0)

22.1

(21.1–23.1)

− 18.8

0.3

(0.2–0.4)

0.29 (0.18–0.40)

0.2

(0.1–0.3)

− 33.3

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

0.0

Delhi

3.8

(3.2–4.4)

64.2 (62.0–66.5)

65.4

(63.2–67.6)

1621.1

3.1

(2.5–3.7)

3.1 (2.6–3.6)

2.9

(2.4–3.4)

− 6.5

0.6

(0.4–0.8)

0.8

(0.6–1.0)

33.3

Goa

2.8

(1.1–4.5)

8.5 (5.7–11.3)

2.2

(0.8–3.6)

− 21.4

0.5

(− 0.2 to 1.2)

0

0

− 100.0

0

0.5

(− 0.2 to 1.2)

 

Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005#

All Domestic Violence Related Crimes

     

Rate

% change

2014–2018

Rate

% change

2014–2018

     

2014

2018

2014

2018

     

India

0.1

(0.1–0.1)

0.2

(0.2–0.2)

No change

39.4

(39.2–39.6)

31.8

(31.6–32.0)

− 19.3

     

Low SDI states

0.2

(0.2–0.2)

0.2

(0.2–0.2)

No change

37.8

(37.5–38.1)

31.6

(31.3–31.9)

− 16.4

     

Bihar

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

− 100

− 100

23.0

(22.4–23.6)

12.4

(12.0–12.8)

− 46.1

     

Madhya Pradesh

0.3

(0.2–0.4)

1.2

(1.1–1.3)

300

37.9

(37.1–38.7)

25.0

(24.3–25.7)

− 34.0

     

Jharkhand

0.1

(0.0–0.2)

0.8

(0.6–1.0)

700

20.1

(19.2–21.0)

14.3

(13.6–15.0)

− 28.9

     

Uttar Pradesh

0.1

(0.1–0.1)

0

No change

24.3

(23.9–24.7)

27.9

(27.5–28.3)

14.8

     

Rajasthan

0.1

(0.1–0.1)

0

No change

86.3

(85.0–87.6)

61.8

(60.7–62.9)

− 28.4

     

Chhattisgarh

0

0

15.9

(15.0–16.8)

8.5

(7.9–9.1)

− 46.5

     

Odisha

0

0

29.2

(28.2–30.2)

18.9

(18.1–19.7)

− 35.3

     

Assam

0

0

107.1

(105.0–109.2)

116.4

(114.3–118.5)

8.7

     

Middle SDI states

0

0

52.0

(51.6–52.4)

41.2

(40.8–41.6)

− 20.8

     

Andhra Pradesh

0

0

45.7

(44.6–46.8)

48.9

(47.8–50.0)

7.0

     

West Bengal

0

0

88.5

(87.4–89.6)

64.3

(63.4–65.2)

− 27.3

     

Tripura

0

0

66.9

(62.1–71.7)

29.5

(26.3–32.7)

− 55.9

     

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0.4

(− 0.2 to 1.0)

10.3

(7.2–13.4)

13.6

(10.3–16.9)

32.0

     

Meghalaya

0

0

5.1

(3.6–6.6)

2.1

(1.2–3.0)

− 58.8

     

Karnataka

0

0

19.5

(18.9–20.1)

13.8

(13.3–14.3)

− 29.2

     

Telangana*

0

0

67.7

(66.1–69.3)

61.9

(60.4–63.4)

− 8.6

     

Gujarat

0

0

36.0

(35.1–36.9)

18.5

(17.9–19.1)

− 48.6

     

Manipur

0

0

4.7

(3.3–6.1)

1.8

(1.0–2.6)

− 61.7

     

Jammu and Kashmir

0

0

14.6

(13.3–15.9)

10.0

(9.0–11.0)

− 31.5

     

Haryana

0.1

(0.0–0.2)

0

No change

54.8

(53.1–56.5)

60.8

(59.0–62.6)

10.9

     

High SDI states

0.2

(0.2–0.2)

0.2

(0.2–0.2)

0

26.9

(26.5–27.3)

20.7

(20.4–21.0)

− 23.0

     

Uttarakhand

0

0

11.7

(10.5–12.9)

22.4

(20.7–24.1)

91.5

     

Tamil Nadu

0

0

10.3

(9.9–10.7)

4.9

(4.6–5.2)

− 52.4

     

Mizoram

0

0.3

(− 0.3 to 0.9)

2.7

(0.8–4.6)

2.2

(0.6–3.8)

− 18.5

     

Maharashtra

0

0

27.8

(27.2–28.4)

23.8

(23.3–24.3)

− 14.4

     

Punjab

0

0

24.1

(23.0–25.2)

21.2

(20.2–22.2)

− 12.0

     

Sikkim

0

0

2.7

(0.3–5.1)

1.1

(− 0.4 to 2.6)

− 59.3

     

Nagaland

0

0

0.6

(− 0.1 to 1.3)

0.6

(− 0.1 to 1.3)

0.0

     

Himachal Pradesh

0.3

(0.1–0.5)

0.4

(0.1–0.7)

33

19.9

(17.9–21.9)

13.2

(11.6–14.8)

− 33.7

     

UTs other than Delhi

0

0

17.6

(15.0–20.2)

11.9

(9.8–14.0)

− 32.4

     

Kerala

1.5

(1.3–1.7)

1.9

(1.6–2.2)

27

53.8

(52.3–55.3)

24.6

(23.6–25.6)

− 54.3

     

Delhi

0.1

(0.0–0.2)

0

No change

68.0

(65.7–70.3)

69.3

(67.0–71.6)

1.9

     

Goa

0.5

(− 0.2 to 1.2)

0

No change

8.9

(6.0–11.8)

2.7

(1.1–4.3)

− 69.7

     
  1. SDI denotes Socio-demographic Index
  2. *Telangana state was formed in 2014
  3. #Data available from 2014 onwards