Statistics
 
 

 
 
 
Acid Attack Statistics (Jan- Dec '09)
Month Number of incidents Number of survivors
January 12 13
February 5 6
March 2 3
April 9 9
May 10 13
June 8 13
July 19 29
August 14 17
September 12 14
October 13 16
November 4 5
December 7 7
Total 115 145
 
Acid Attack Statistics (May ’99 – Dec ‘09)
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
2009 115 145
Total: 2313 2956
 
 
Acid attack statistics - gender perspective
 
 
Motivation of acid attack - 2009
Reasons Man Woman Children
Dowry - 7 -
Family rlated dispute 1 6 3
Land/property/money dispute 22 35 5
Marital dispute - 13 1
Refusal/rejection of love/marriage/sex - 9 3
Not know 9 9 4
Others 10 6 2
Total: 42 85 18
 
Age group of acid survivors - 2009
Age group Men Women
Under 18 4 14
18-24 6 14
25-34 12 32
35-44 8 22
45-54 11 12
Over 55 5 5
Total: 46 99
Grand Total: 145
 
 
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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