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| Acid Attack Statistics (Jan-April '09) |
| Month |
Number of incidents |
Number of survivors |
| January |
12 |
13 |
| February |
5 |
6 |
| March |
2 |
3 |
| April |
9 |
9 |
| May |
10 |
13 |
| June |
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| July |
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| August |
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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| December |
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| Total |
38 |
44 |
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| Acid Attack Statistics (May ’99 – Dec ‘08) |
| 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 |
| 2008 |
137 |
179 |
| Total: |
2198 |
2811 |
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Acid attack statistics - gender perspective
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| Motivation of acid attack - 2008 |
| Reasons |
Man |
Woman |
Children |
| Dowry |
- |
9 |
2 |
| Family rlated dispute |
3 |
7 |
2 |
| Land/property/money dispute |
28 |
47 |
12 |
| Marital dispute |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| Refusal/rejection of love/marriage/sex |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Not know |
10 |
6 |
1 |
| Others |
6 |
7 |
4 |
| Total: |
54 |
89 |
35 |
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| Age group of acid survivors - 2008 |
| Age group |
Men |
Women |
| Under 18 |
14 |
16 |
| 18-24 |
7 |
19 |
| 25-34 |
17 |
32 |
| 35-44 |
15 |
27 |
| 45-54 |
13 |
12 |
| Over 55 |
4 |
3 |
| Not known |
- |
- |
| Total: |
70 |
109 |
| Grand Total: |
179 |
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| Note: |
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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. |
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Please mention the source: Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) |
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Some statistical information may vary from earlier publication of ASF because information is received long after the occurrence. |
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