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Most rapes in Delhi committed by men known to victims, reveals study

While neighbours have committed 21 per cent of the rapes, friends and acquaintances were involved in 41 per cent of the cases.

Girls below 18 years of age have been the victims in most of the rape cases in the capital and the majority of such cases have happened in residences or involved men known to them, says a study by Delhi Police.

The study was undertaken following a rise in rape cases in the national capital.

In a whopping 81.22 per cent of the rape cases, women were assaulted inside their homes or at the place of the accused, and around 46 percent of rapes were committed on girls below 18 years, a police official said, citing the study. While neighbours have committed 21 per cent of the rapes, friends and acquaintances were involved in 41 per cent of the cases.

The study found that in 2.25 per cent cases, the woman’s father was involved, in 1.25 per cent cases the step-father, in 0.6 per cent cases a brother, in 1.34 per cent cases the ex-husband, in 1.8 per cent cases an uncle, in five per cent cases a brother-in-law, in 0.3 per cent cases a servant and in 3.5 per cent cases an employer.

The official, who did not want to be named, said the study looked at rapes that took place between January 2013 and June this year.

Girls in the age group of 16-18 years were attacked in 14 per cent cases, in the 12-16 age group in 19.25 per cent cases, between 7-12 years in 6.5 per cent cases, in the 2-7 age group in 7.75 per cent cases.

At least 0.3 per cent of the rapes were committed on girls below two years, the official said. The study said women in the 18-25 age group were targeted in 27.27 per cent cases and those above 25 years in 25.48 per cent cases.

The assaults took place in shanties (4.5 per cent cases), vehicles (1.5 per cent), parks (three percent), shops and offices (1.2 per cent), hotels and restaurants (2.5 per cent) and school and college buildings (0.75 per cent).

The study said in 99 per cent cases, the rapists were first-timers, while in 1.16 per cent cases the accused allegedly committed the crime for the second time.

A total of 1,647 rape cases were reported in Delhi in 2013 while 984 such cases have already been registered in the capital this year.

The study said that in 86 per cent of the rapes, a single person was involved while in two per cent of the cases two people were involved.

In just 1.5 per cent of the rapes, more than two people were involved.

About 64 per cent of the women attacked belong to lower income groups.

The police official said the study will help the force take further measures for checking assaults on women.

The city police had taken a series of steps to prevent sexual assaults on women after the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman student in a bus in December 2012, but the capital continues to record a large number of rapes. —