Brutality of Women in India

(New Delhi, India) According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every hour of every day during 2006, an average of 18 Indian women were victimized. That equals 432 per day and over 150,000 per year.

From Khaleej Times:

Every hour that ticks by in India inflicts more brutality on women, with two rapes, two kidnappings, four molestations and seven incidents of cruelty from husbands and relatives, reveal the latest national crime statistics.

By comparing the statistics for India with those of the U.S., it would appear that India is a more law-abiding country. As a general observation, U.S. statistics compiled by the FBI appear to indicate a significantly greater incidence of all crimes. A direct comparison is not possible since the FBI does not specifically tabulate a 'crimes against women' category.

But since India has three times the population of the U.S. with only a fraction of the crimes reported, I suspect that there is a great difference between the methodologies of defining and documenting crimes.

In other words, take Indian crime stats with a grain of salt.