The recently published data from the National Crime Records Bureau revealed information concerning crimes against children in the country for the year 2023. It appears that there is an increase in the scale of such incidents compared to the previous two years, with certain states exhibiting significantly higher figures than others.

A 9.2% rise over 2022 was recorded in 2023, with 1,77,335 occurrences of crime against children, alongside a roughly tenfold increase in crimes against minors since 2005.

The overall number of these reported in 2022 was 1,62,449 and 1,49,404 in 2021. The states that experienced the highest number of cases in 2023 were Madhya Pradesh, which had 22,393, closely followed by Maharashtra with 22,390. Uttar Pradesh noted 18,852, Rajasthan witnessed 10,577, and Assam

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