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According to reports, 31% of rapes in Delhi last year were committed against children

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New Delhi: 31 percent of the total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi last year were committed against children, an NGO claimed.

According to a statement from the Praja Foundation, reporting of serious crimes has declined over the past five years. Reporting of rape cases decreased slightly by one percent and murder cases decreased by nine percent.

Of the 3,137 rape cases last year, 969 were registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The highest number of 425 rape victims were in the 16 to 18 year old age group. In 96 per cent of rape cases under POCSO, the perpetrators were known to the victim, it said.

There were no immediate comments from police.

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The highest number of reported cases was of theft – 2.37 lakh cases in 2019, an increase of 166 percent over 2015. The number of cybercrimes reported in Delhi is very low at 115 cases in 2019, according to the NGO.

Delhi has 13 district cyber cells, one in each district, making it relatively inaccessible and difficult to report crimes, it said.

Around 4.10 lakh cases were to be investigated in Delhi in 2019, of which 24 per cent cases were pending for investigation by the end of the year, it said.

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