Keywords
Literacy
Sex Ratio
Labour Force Participation
Socio-Economic Drivers
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Abstract
Incidents of Crime Against Women (CAW) in India are a serious threat to the socio-economic advancement of society. The existing literature suggests a mixed relationship between socio-economic factors and CAW in India. Scholars are divided on the degree and extent to which these factors influence the occurrence of CAW in India. The following study is based on three independent socio-economic variables: Literacy Rate (LR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), and Sex Ratio (SR). The dependent variable of the study comprises state-wise CAW. The study uses an analytical research design to determine the association between independent and dependent variables and infer the socio-economic underpinnings of CAW in India. The existing literature on the incidents of CAW is either outdated or mainly employs a one-dimensional approach towards CAW. The following study aims to fill this gap in previous studies of single-cause investigations of CAW and tries to analyse diverse socio-economic drivers of CAW. The study results offer some interesting insights for policymakers and future researchers to base their understanding of CAW. The annual rise of CAW in India makes it relevant and necessary to assess the diverse facets of CAW and the various social and financial stimuli of such incidents
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