Statistics
 
 

 
 
 
Acid Attack Statistics (Jan-July '08)
Month Number of incidents Number of survivors
January 12 15
February 07 10
March 11 14
April 12 16
May 10 12
June 16 19
July 13 19
August 16 23
September 15 20
Total 112 148
 
Acid Attack Statistics (May ’99 – Dec ‘07)
Period Number of incidents Number of survivors
1999 (May - Dec) 115 138
2000 174 234
2001 252 349
2002 367 490
2003 335 411
2004 266 325
2005 217 272
2006 180 221
2007 155 192
Total: 2061 2632
 
Acid attack statistics - gender perspective
 
 
 
Motivation of acid attack - 2007
Reasons Man Woman Children
Dowry - 8 2
Family rlated dispute 3 6 -
Land/property/money dispute 30 53 15
Marital dispute 3 18 3
Refusal/rejection of love/marriage/sex 2 7 7
Not know 5 4 1
Others 3 14 9
Total: 46 110 37
 
Age group of acid survivors - 2007
Age group Men Women
Under 18 14 23
19-24 2 23
25-34 14 39
35-44 13 34
45-54 13 09
Over 55 04 05
Not known - -
Total: 60 133
Grand Total: 193
 
 
Note:    
  *
The statistics mentioned here are recorded by ASF through both primary and secondary data source i.e., daily news medias, local NGOs, Journalists, Individuals and the survivors who comes directly to ASF.
  * Please mention the source: Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF)
  * Some statistical information may vary from earlier publication of ASF because information is received long after the occurrence.
 
 
 
     

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