As per NCRB data for 2019-2021, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of crimes against women in 2021 at 56,083 last year. Rajasthan followed UP with 40,738 crimes against women and it was followed by Maharashtra with 39,526 such crimes in 2021. West Bengal (35,884) and Odisha (31,352) recorded the fourth and fifth highest numbers of crimes against women, respectively.