Child Abuse

Child Abuse

A total of 1.68 lakh cases of crime against children were registered during 2022, showing an increase over 2020 (1.28 lakh cases). In percentage terms, major crime heads under ‘Crime Against Children’ during 2022 were Kidnapping & Abduction (45.7%) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (39.7%) including child rape. The crime rate registered per lakh children population is 36.6 in 2022 in comparison with 33.6 in 2021. (Crime in India 2022)

India is said to have reported over 24 lakh instances of online child sexual abuse during three year period between 2017-20 with 80 per cent of the victims being girls below the age of 14 years. 

The indicative types of child abuse are as follows. 

• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse and Girl Child Neglect
• Cyber crimes - Online bullying 

Source : Ministry of Women and Child development

Related Resources

1. Posters on Child Abuse
2. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020
3. NCPCR guidelines