On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 03:30:35PM +0100, va wrote: > Not increasing ? According to the NRCB (2006) reports: > /quote > Murder has increased by 231% (from 9,803 in 1953 to 32,481 in 2006); > Rape by 678% (from 2,487 in 1971 to 19,348 in 2006); Kidnapping & > Abduction by 356% (from 5,261 in 1953 to 23,991 in 2006); Robbery by > 120% (from > 8,407 in 1953 to 18,456 in 2006) and Riots by 176% (from 20,529 in 1953 > to 56,641 in 2006) > /unquote
this does not appear to be per-capita adjusted. the population has increased by about 380%, assuming a 3%->2% annual growth rate. so only rape at 678% has increased on a per capita basis, and i think it's reasonable to argue that twice as many rapes that occur are reported today than 50 years ago when they were hushed up.
