Rape Case in Bangladesh (2020–2024)

Rape Case in Bangladesh (2020–2024)

This dataset provides a comprehensive record of reported rape incidents across Bangladesh from 2020 to 2024. Data were compiled from verified Bangladeshi news portals and include details about victims, offenders, locations, and incident context.

Potential Applications
The dataset can be used for:

-Statistical trend and time-series analysis
-Geographic crime pattern and hotspot mapping
-NLP-based headline classification and topic modeling
-Machine learning prediction and clustering tasks
-Criminology and social science research
-Dashboard development and visual reporting

Dataset Overview
Time Period: 2020–2024
Total Records: 883 incidents
Total Columns: 18 attributes
Each record represents a reported rape-related incident, covering cases with one or multiple victims or offenders.

Column Descriptions
1. Year: Incident year
2. News Headline: Original Bangla headline
3. News Headline (English): Translated for accessibility and NLP
4. Number of Victims: Total victims in the incident
5. Victim Age: Age or age range
6. Rapist Age: Estimated age of offender(s)
7. Type of Rape: Category (e.g., gang rape, marital rape, minor victim)
8. Total Rapist: Number of offenders
9. Victims Death: Indicates if the victim survived or died
10. Victim Relationship with Offender: Stranger, neighbor, teacher, relative, employer
11. Time of Incident: Day, night, evening, or specific time
12. Incident Location Type: Home, road, field, school, forest, workplace
13. Victim Residence Type: Village home, rented house, hostel, slum
14. District: Location of incident
15. Division: Administrative division (Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, etc.)
16. Incident Date: Full constructed date
17. Source: News portal or newspaper
18. Link: Direct URL for verification and further extraction

Purpose
This dataset supports researchers, analysts, and policymakers in:
-Examining year-wise crime trends
-Identifying regional and socio-geographic patterns
-Analyzing age-based vulnerability
-Studying offender behavior and relationships
-Building machine learning models for prediction or classification
-Generating visual analytics dashboards
-Raising awareness and guiding prevention strategies

Ethical Considerations
-Contains sensitive information; must be used responsibly
-No personal or confidential data included
-All information is sourced from publicly available news reports

This dataset provides a critical foundation for data-driven analysis, research, and preventive strategy development in the context of sexual violence in Bangladesh.