New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Kidnapping of minors has gone up by 2 per cent in the national capital with the majority of victims from the 12-18 age group, according to latest National Records Crime Bureau (NRCB) data.

The number of girls kidnapped in the year were more than twice that of male abductions in the 12-18 age group, the recently released NRCB data for 2022 showed.

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Kidnapping cases rose from 5,585 in 2022 to 5,475 cases in 2021. As per the NCRB data, 4,011 cases were reported in 2020.

In the 12-16 age group, 2,659 teenagers -- 771 boys and 1,888 girls -- were kidnapped in 2022.

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According to the data, 2,245 teens in the 16-18 age group were kidnapped, of which 569 were males and 1,676 females.

In the 6-12 age group, 315 boys and and 260 girls were kidnapped in 2022, while 66 boys and 45 girls were kidnapped in the 0-6 age group.

The national capital also recorded 3,909 incidents of kidnapping or abduction of women in the year.

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