Crime against children rose 11% during 2015-16: NCRB data
Crime against children in India has increased by 11% between 2015 and 2016, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data has revealed. While 94,172 instances of crime against children were recorded in 2015, a total of 1,06,958 such instances were reported in 2016. With over 16,000 cases, Uttar Pradesh has recorded the maximum number of crimes against children in 2016. 