Metropolitan cities leading the list in crimes against women are Delhi (13.36 thousand) and Mumbai (6,025 thousand) followed by Bengaluru, Jaipur and Hyderabad. Close on the heels of Bengaluru and Jaipur (that recorded 4,870 and 3,872 crimes against women respectively), Hyderabad recorded 3,822 instances of crimes against women, a jump from 3,145 and 3,050 cases in 2022 and 2021 respectively.
In comparison, cities like Coimbatore (244 cases), Chennai (745 cases), Kochi (783 cases) and Kozhikode (627 cases) recorded far fewer cases.
Delhi and Mumbai registered the maximum number of cases in 2023 under section 354 (assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Delhi recorded 1,791, while Mumbai and Bengaluru recorded 1,672 and 1,163 cases respectively. At the fourth place, Hyderabad recorded 751 cases under section 354.
