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New Delhi: A total of 1,77,335 cases of crime against children were registered in the country in 2023, showing an increase of 9.2 per cent over 2022, according to the latest NCRB report.

The data compiled by the NCRB showed that the crime rate in 2023 stood at 39.9 per one-lakh child population in comparison to 36.6 in 2022.

“A total of 1,77,335 cases of crime against children were registered during 2023, showing an increase of 9.2 per cent over 2022 (1,62,449 cases),” the NCRB report said.

In percentage terms, major crime heads under “Crime Against Children” in 2023 were “Kidnapping and Abduction of Children” (79,884 cases, 45 per cent) and “Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act” (67,694 cases, 38.2 per cent).

Victim demographics show that 762 victims were ag

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