West Bengal tops country in acid attacks, crime against women drops marginally, reveals latest NCRB data

Although there is a marginal decrease in crime against women in the state, Western Bengal continues to record the highest acid attack in the country. The crime in India was published in 2023 29 September 2025.

The country recorded 207 acid attacks in 2023, while only 57 acid attacks in accordance with the 326a section of the West Bengal IPC. According to Western Bengal data, it formed 27.5% of all acid attacks in the country.

In the case of 57 acid attacks, the number of victims/survivors was 60 in West Bengal. There were 220 victims/survivors in 207 acid attacks throughout the country. Uttar Pradesh recorded the second highest acid attack in the country with 31 acid attacks and 31 victims/ survivors.

West Bengal, the most populous state of the country for the last few years, has recorded the highest number of acid attacks in the country. According to the 2022 NCRB report, the state recorded 48 acid attacks and 52 victims/survivors. In 2022, the country recorded 202 acid attacks. Since 2018, the state constantly records the most acid attack in the country.

Victims of acid attacks and activists, especially in the Western Bengal, demanded strict controls in the country for sale without unlicensed prescription. According to the guidelines determined by the Supreme Court in accordance with WP (Penalty) in 2006; The sale of the counter is completely prohibited unless there is a log/recording that records the sales of acid that will contain the details of the person where the Selling Acid (s) is sold and sold and sold and sold.

Although there are provisions of compensation for those who survived acid attacks, the rehabilitation of the victims. Recently, in 2025, a community in Kalcutta Durga Puja stressed the status of the victims of the acid attack.

In the meantime, West Bengal, in 2023 in 2023 34,691 Indian Penal Code and Special Local Laws registered women registered 34,691 criminal cases. 738 cases recorded in 2022.

The crime rate in the state calculated per Lakh per population was recorded as 71.3%. In 2023, the estimated female population in the province is estimated to be 486.4 lakh. Among the presidents of the crime were the highest cases registered in accordance with the IPC’s 498 A part of the cruelty of her husband or relatives. Western Bengal recorded 498 A section of 19698 cases of 19698 cases, which ranked second highest in the country after Uttar Pradesh, which was recorded in 19889. IPC recorded the victims of 20462 at the top of the country in terms of victims in accordance with the 498th part of West Bengal.