5795 cases on violence against women reported

City Desk:

Bangladesh has been witnessing a high number of crime relating to violence against women during the first half of 2025, in comparison with previous two years.

An analysis of police records from 2020 through to June 2025, supported by expert opinions, notifies a disturbing trend of rising abuse, reports UNB.

According to crime statistics from Police Headquarters, incidents of violence against women and children have surged significantly. In the last four months of 2024, 5,795 such cases were reported. In the first four months of 2025, this number rose to 7,028.

Detailed monthly data from 2023 to June 2025 shows an alarming spike in recent months:
In 2023, the number of cases recorded against such crimes was: January (1,265), February (1,295), March (1,652), April (1,448), May (1,867), June (1,833), July (1,794), August (1,851), September (1,699), October (1,621), November (1,426), and December (1,193).
In 2024, the numbers were: January (1,043), February (1,371), March (1,509), April (1,623), June (1,689), July (1,702), August (1,072), September (1,578), October (1,560), November (1,452), and December (1,205).

In 2025: January (1,440), February (1,430), March (2,054), April (2104), May (2087), and June (1933).

The data clearly shows that in the last four months (March to June), there has been a marked rise in such cases, with the average number reported of these crimes jumping from around 1500 per month to around 2000 per month.