No decline in crime graph against women

As to dowry deaths, it was Assam again which led the list with 170 deaths reported over 140 the previous year. Tripura saw a decline here -- to 29 from 37 -- while in Meghalaya it increased to two from one. Nagaland, which reported no dowry deaths in the earlier years, saw one incident. In Manipur and Mizoram, no dowry deaths were reported in either year.