African Journal of Gender and Women Studies

Full Length Research Paper

Crime against women in Haryana: An empirical study

Bijender Ahlawat S^1* and Parmood Kumar²

¹Associate Professor and PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana.

²Junior Lecturer of Political Science, Gharothi Ser. Sec. School, Rohtak, Haryana.

Accepted 05 December, 2022

Abstract

The study shows that the crime against women in India as well as Haryana has been increased over the period. further, I found that the ACGR of rape, kidnapping/abduction, and abetment to commit suicide and chain snatching incidences has been negative, while murder, dowry death, molestation, cruelty to women, eve teasing, dowry prohibition act, immoral trafficking act has been negative during the period under consideration in Haryana. Moreover, there is a significant difference was found in missing female & male children and track out rate of missing female and male children in the State. The study also shows that the kidnapping/abduction, abetment to commit suicide, cruelty to women, chain snatching and immoral trafficking act is the major contributors in total incidences of crime against women in the State.