The annual crime data released on Friday has revealed that the Delhi Police solved 62 per cent of cases of crime against women within a week in 2014. However, the number has gone down from 76 per cent in 2013.
The number of cases concerning crime against women reported in 2013 stood at 4,906, while 6,248 such cases were registered in 2014. However, the number of rape cases solved in 2014 are higher compared to the past year. In 2013, 1,398 cases of rape were solved against 1,667 cases last year.
In 2014, the number of crime cases solved within one to two weeks was 15 per cent, and those solved in over four weeks remained 13 per cent. Also revealed was the fact that nearly 96 per cent of rape cases reported were committed by a person known to the victim, including family members, relatives and neighbours.
A number of initiatives were also taken up by the Delhi Police last year. Some of them included setting up of a dedicated telephone managed only by women personnel at each police station.
