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# | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 |