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=Crimes against foreigners= 
==In 2014==
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==2012-14==
[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Nirbhaya-effect-Tourist-inflow-rises-but-dip-in-22032016009026 ''The Times of India''], Mar 22 2016
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Himanshi Dhawan

After the Nirbhaya gang rape in December 2012, India's dubious distinction of being unsafe for women got even more strengthened. Industry leaders spoke about women tourists from overseas shying away from the country. However, its impact on tourism can only be gauged now, with government data revealing how growth in women tourist arrivals dropped from 11.6% in 2013 to 9.7% in 2014.This may not appear to be a sharp slide, but it will be useful to note that the total foreign tourist arrivals increased by 10.2% in 2014 as compared to 2% in 2013.

Data from the tourism ministry reveals that 25,67,550 women tourists arrived in India in 2012. This increased to 28,65,717 in 2013 (an increase of 11.6%) and 31,44,762 in 2014 (registering a lower 9.7% increase). At the same time, foreign tourist ar rivals increased from 65,77,745 in 2012 to 69,67,601in 2013 (a mere 2%) to 76,79,099 in 2014 (10.2%). The ministry has also found that the country's number one attraction, the Taj Mahal, is losing its sheen. The number of foreign tourist arrivals to the monument has been steadily dropping, from 7,42,256 in 2012 to 6,95,702 in 2013 and 6,48,511 in 2014. This amounts to a 12.6% decline between 2012 and 2014.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 384 cases of crime against women tourists from overseas were registered in 2014. Of these, the maximum number of cases were registered in Delhi (135), followed by Goa (66) and Uttar Pradesh (64). NCRB data for pre vious years is not available.The ministry has in recent months introduced some measures to counter the impression that the country is dangerous for women travellers. This includes a 24hour multi-lingual helpline and deployment of tourist police at popular destinations.

The helpline is available in 10 international languages, including Arabic, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. The ministry has also issued guidelines to states to devise measures to better protect tourists.

In addition, the ministry has also popularised some tips for travellers, which include taking a picture of a taxi's number plate before boarding it.
==2020== 
[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL/2021/09/17&entity=Ar00804&sk=ADEBBFE0&mode=text  Sep 17, 2021: ''The Times of India'']


Delhi reported the highest number of crimes against foreigners last year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Charge sheets, however, were filed in only 29% of the cases. As for crimes committed by foreigners in the city, most were related to selling drugs or fraud online.

In 2020, Delhi reported 62 cases of crime against foreigners, a drop from the 123 cases reported in 2019 and the 189 in 2018. The reduction in the number of cases can be attributed to the Covid lockdown when flights from abroad were banned or restricted for a while.

On why only 29% of the cases eventually reached the charge-sheet stage, a police officer explained that in many cases the victims of the crime returned to their home countries, making it difficult to pursue the case to its logical end. “However, the cases are always given priority and the chargesheets filed within the stipulated time,” the officer added.

Meanwhile, around 168 foreigners were booked for participation in crimes in the capital. This figure too was a decline from the previous two years. In 2019, 264 foreigners were booked for various crimes and 203 in 2018. Chargesheets were filed in 98% of these cases.

“Most of the foreigners caught were either illegally staying in India and were booked under relevant provisions of the law, while many were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,” said a police officer. “Other crimes included defrauding of people online, murder and other offences. During the lockdown many foreigners duped people with fake offers on credit card points, etc.”