Abstract: Article 39 of Indian Constitution mentioned about gender equaity. Inspite of that provision, gender discrimination is a common feature in Indian society. Because of widespread gender discrimination women are victims of several crimes in India. The present paper tries to analyse the pattern and trends of various crimes on women in India and also tries to focus on possible reasons. The period of study is 2011 to 2015. Apart from the analysis at national level, the crimes on women at state level and district level has also been taken into consideration. From the state wise analysis it has come out that the highest number of crimes registered in the period under consideration took place in Uttar Pradesh. Other states where the crimes on women are very high are West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh. The lowest number of crimes on women are found in Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. Relatively lesser number of crimes on women are found in North Eastern states like Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh. The socio economic structure, attitude towards women and literacy levels and male dominated society may be some of the inherent reasons behind huge number of crimes on women in India. Key words: women, crime, constitution, society,