On December 16, a decade ago, a young woman was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi. She came to be called Nirbhaya, which means fearless. The gruesome assault made global headlines, led to weeks of protests and forced India to introduce stringent new laws. Watch the video to know where India stands today in terms of crimes against women
In almost every meeting with the brass of his force, the police chief had been reiterating the need to curb crimes
Nagaland and Sikkim have reported such a low rate of crimes against women that their contribution to the all-India figure is zero
Delhi reported the highest crime rate (160.4) compared to the national average rate of 55.2
His remarks came a day after National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data revealed that Delhi was the most unsafe among 19 major cities in the country