Rape cases declined by 2%, molestation by 22.40% in 2016: Delhi Police report

The rape cases in the national capital declined marginally by two per cent in 2016, while the number of molestation cases saw a dip of 22.40 per cent during the same period, according to a Delhi Police report. Rape cases saw a decline of two per cent while molestation and cases of ‘insult to the modesty of women’ declined by 22.40 per cent and 38.47 per cent respectively. Delhi Police data, which was release today, suggests that as opposed to 2015 where 2,199 rape cases were reported, 2016 saw 2,155 rape cases being reported. Analysis of the cases shows that 96.43 per cent of the rapes were committed by persons having acquaintance with the victim or her family members.