Despite the furore in the wake of the Dec 16, 2012, gang- rape, there has been a record 35 percent rise with 1,794 rapes being reported this year against 1,330 last year.

Delhi saw numerous street campaigns, especially by the young, in 2012 after a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was gang-raped by six people, including a minor, in a moving bus. She later died in a Singapore hospital where she was airlifted for specialised treatment.

Police statistics also show that the number of molestation and eve-teasing cases has increased as well.

Delhi recorded over 3,450 cases of molestation and 1,024 cases of eve-teasing this year as against 2,544 and 793 cases last year.