Invisible Assaults: How India’s Crime Data Erases Violence Against Women and Children
Statistics describe order, but gendered violence exists outside the neat cells of spreadsheets, making it essential to reconnect data with lived reality.
The 2023 report of the NCRB published, leading to headlines such as “Crimes against women rise marginally” and “Crime against children has increased by 9.2%”. However, the use of words like “marginally” and “only 9%” downplays the severity of the issue, providing a false sense of comfort and normalization.
Violence appeared to have neither worsened nor warranted concern.
But the reality is that these “marginal” rises translate to tens of thousands more survivors, signaling the difference between survival and silence for women, children, and marginalized communities.
- The NCRB records a few percentage points of change year to year.
- The factual curve of cruelty, fear, and impunity is steep and continuous.
Author's summary: India's crime data hides the true extent of violence against women and children.
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