Explanation:

Rajasthan saw an increase of 11.01 per cent in the registration of criminal cases in 2021, as compared to the year 2020, state government claimed in a recent release.

The government has attributed the increase in the registration of criminal cases to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in 2021.

It said that lesser crimes took place in 2020 as compared to any normal year because of the Covid-19 lockdown, which was in place for most of 2020.

The data suggests that atrocities against women also saw an increase of 17.03 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2020.

For two consecutive years-2019 and 2020-, Rajasthan registered the highest number of rape and attempt to rape cases, as per data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The Rajasthan government has maintained that the increase in crime figures is due to the state’s policy of mandatory registration of FIR whenever a complaint is received.

According to latest data available with the Rajasthan police, rape cases registered in the state during 2021 was more than both the figures pertaining to 2020 and 2019.

In 2020, among bigger states, Rajasthan had the second lowest pendency rate in cases of crimes against women.

The government said that while the average investigating period in rape cases was 241 days in 2018, it has come down to 86 days in 2021.