As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2018; major crime heads under ‘Crime Against Children’ during 2018 were kidnapping & abduction (44.2%) and cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 (34.7%) including child rape. West Bengal is 6th highest in crime against children and there were 6286 registered cases in 2018 which is 4.4% of the total case registered in the country. Out of 6286 registered cases, 2267 cases i.e. 36 % cases are being registered under POCSO Act, out of which, 1378 include penetrative sexual assault. West Bengal records 5.7% crimes under POCSO Act, which is 4th highest in the country.