Looking Back 2022: Crimes in Himachal Pradesh.

Crime against women:

• The maximum cases of crime against women were registered in Kangra and Mandi, the most populous districts of the state, this year.
• As per the data from January 1, 2022, to November 30, most cases of cruelty to women (33) and molestation (102) were reported from Kangra, followed by Mandi at 28 and 59, respectively. Mandi reported the highest rape cases (55) followed by Kangra (51).
• Overall, the graph of crime against women witnessed a slight dip in comparison to the last year. As many as 1,515 cases were registered till November 30 compared to 1,700 cases reported last year.
• While the incidence of rape, molestation and abetment to suicide remained more or less the same as in the past few years, the cruelty to women cases dipped to 183 from 222 last year – the lowest in the last one decade.
• As for dowry deaths, just one death has been reported this year.

The cases registered under the NDPS Act:

• As for the cases registered under the NDPS Act, Shimla ended on top with 225 cases followed by Mandi (198) and Bilaspur (183).
• The number of cases registered under the NDPS Act hasn’t seen much fluctuation from the last two years as against 1420 cases registered so far this year, the count last year was 1537 and 1538 in the year before.
• Compared to last year when 14.9 kg heroin was seized, the seizure this year has been 10.1 kg.

The cases registered under the SC/ST Act:

• As for the cases registered under the SC/ST Act, the graph showed a slight dip from last year and 234 cases have been registered so far this year as compared to 272 last year.
• The highest number of cases has been registered in Mandi (43), followed by Hamirpur (34). The police maintain that no particular area of the state is notorious for offence against SC/ST community, and the incidents are sporadic.