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Mumbai tops in crime against senior citizens and second; delhi next: NCRB

The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report on crimes for the year 2016 has placed Mumbai first in offences against senior citizens and second, next to Delhi, in crimes against women as well as children. The NCRB records that were released today showed that of a total of 41,761 cases of various crimes against women recorded in 19 major metropolitan cities, Mumbai, at second place, accounted for 5,128 cases.<br/><br/>The crimes against women included 2183 cases of assault with intent to outrage modesty, 1,142 cases of kidnapping and abduction and 712 cases of rape. Delhi accounted for the lion's share of 13,803 cases, the data showed.<br/><br/>Mumbai also ranked second in the number of crimes against children. A city-wise comparison revealed that the maximum cases of crime against children were reported in Delhi with 7,392 cases followed by Mumbai with 3,400 cases and Bengaluru with 1,333 cases.<br/><br/>The data on crimes against senior citizens showed that total of 3,562 cases of crimes against senior citizens were reported in 19 metropolitan cities during 2016.

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