One Real Love, Three Fake Crimes

One relationship can carry three different charges depending on who is offended—kidnapping, trafficking, even rape. This chapter tracks how data records love as crime.

Explore the Data

Underlying data is available via Google Sheet.

Reference Links

• https://ncrb.gov.in/uploads/nationalcrimerecordsbureau/custom/1701607577CrimeinIndia2022Book1.pdf
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/love-kills-six-times-more-indians-than-terror-attacks/articleshow/57968105.cms
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/of-all-abductions-reported-in-up-over-75-are-of-women-for-marriage/articleshow/61884523.cms
• Rukmini Srinivasan’s book Whole Numbers and Half Truths