Lets take statistics for a type of crime that does almost always get reported.
Homicide rate in US : 4.7 per 100,000
Homicide rate in India : 3.5 per 100,000
Most of the world's perception of rape in India is based exclusively on foreign media coverage of the issue which presents a heavily skewed image compared to reality on the ground. Once the media settles on a popular narrative ("India is unsafe for women") they keep reporting every incident that reinforces that narrative. Fact of the matter is India has relatively low rates of crime (especially considering the poverty and inequality).
> The National Crime Records Bureau, India’s official source of crime data, is systematically undercounting virtually every crime in India on account of a statistical shortcoming, The Hindu has learnt.
> For every dowry death reported, there are dozens that go unreported. Of the 8,391 reported cases in 2010, although 93.2 per cent were charge-sheeted, the conviction rate was a miserable 33.6 per cent. The murderers and their families get away with it. What’s worse, they go scot free and bring back another bride.
I'd be interested in seeing murder rates for rural versus city areas. I know the tribal areas of Pakistan set up their own alternative courts, and wouldn't be surprised if similar things happened in rural India.
Homicide rate in US : 4.7 per 100,000
Homicide rate in India : 3.5 per 100,000
Most of the world's perception of rape in India is based exclusively on foreign media coverage of the issue which presents a heavily skewed image compared to reality on the ground. Once the media settles on a popular narrative ("India is unsafe for women") they keep reporting every incident that reinforces that narrative. Fact of the matter is India has relatively low rates of crime (especially considering the poverty and inequality).