<p class="title">More than five women were raped every day in the national capital in the first three and a half months this year, according to the Delhi Police statistics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police claimed that in 96.63 percent of the rape cases reported last year, the accused was known to the victim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the data, 578 rape cases were reported to the police till April 15 this year as against 563 in 2017 during the same period.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police attribute the rise in numbers to the speedy registration of cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the statistics showed a decline in the number of molestation cases reported this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2017, as many as 944 cases of assault on women were reported till April 15, while 883 cases were reported this year during the same period, according to the data.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2017, 2,049 rape cases were reported as opposed to 2,064 in 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 3,273 molestation cases were reported last year as compared to 4,035 in 2016, according to the statistics. </p>
<p class="title">More than five women were raped every day in the national capital in the first three and a half months this year, according to the Delhi Police statistics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police claimed that in 96.63 percent of the rape cases reported last year, the accused was known to the victim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the data, 578 rape cases were reported to the police till April 15 this year as against 563 in 2017 during the same period.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police attribute the rise in numbers to the speedy registration of cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the statistics showed a decline in the number of molestation cases reported this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2017, as many as 944 cases of assault on women were reported till April 15, while 883 cases were reported this year during the same period, according to the data.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2017, 2,049 rape cases were reported as opposed to 2,064 in 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 3,273 molestation cases were reported last year as compared to 4,035 in 2016, according to the statistics. </p>