Monday 7th October 2024
The Himalayan country is gradually becoming unsafe for women as sexual assault cases are on the rise every year.
According to the Nepal Police’s latest statistics, 2,144 rape cases and 687 attempts to rape cases were reported in the fiscal year 2019/20. Even though the cases in FY 2019/20 are less than the cases in FY 2018/19, the rape incidents have spiked in the past two years compared to earlier years.
| Fiscal Year | Rape Cases | Rape Attempts |
| 2019/20 | 2,144 | 687 |
| 2018/19 | 2,230 | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 1,480 | 727 |
Along with nearly 6,000 rape incidents and rape attempts, several associated crimes were recorded in the last two fiscals.
Meanwhile, sexual harassment in public places, especially in public vehicles, has also increased in recent years.
In the last fiscal year alone, police arrested 1,085 individuals and filed cases against 312 individuals in the Kathmandu Valley for sexual harassment and other offenses in public places.
