According to the National Crime Records Bureau's “Crime in India”, which state recorded the highest rate of crimes against women in 2021?

Key Points According to last year's National Crime Records Bureau's "Crime in India" report, Assam recorded the highest rate of crimes against women in 2021. The rate is calculated as the number of crimes reported for every one lakh people. As per the data, the rate of crimes against women in Assam last year was 168.3, up from 154.3 in 2020. Next on the list were Odisha at 137.8, Haryana at 119.7 and Rajasthan at 105.4. In terms of actual number of cases, Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 56,083 cases, followed by Rajasthan (40,738), Maharashtra (39,526), ​​West Bengal (35,884) and Odisha (31,352). Nagaland, with 54 cases recorded in 2021, stood with the least number of cases among the states. With 5.5 per cent, Nagaland also tops the list with the lowest crime rate against women in 2021.