JAMMU: In an alarming development, the data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) have painted Jammu and Kashmir in red owing to jump of 39.4% in crimes against children in the year 2021.
There is steady rise in crimes against children as J&K has reported 473 crime cases in 2018 followed by 470 in 2019, 606 in 2020, and then 845 in 2021.
As per data the most prominent crimes against children are kidnapping and abduction as 478 incidents of kidnapping were reported in the year 2021 and in 478 cases 493 victims were involved.
There were 1,013 cases of kidnapping and abduction cases recorded in Jammu and Kashmir thereby witnessing 16 percent increase in such cases as in year 2020, 868 such cases were reported, says NCRB data.