Fair enough.  Where is the investigation into this dramatic increase in crimes against women (assuming the majority of rapes are against women, of course)?     Why isn't the CBI or the DP investigating that versus just reciting nonsensical data?  

A single year increase is just as likely to be an anomaly as a trend, statistically speaking.  The data sample is too small.   5 years of significant increases in occurrence (perhaps per capital, but we don't really know) is more likely to lead to a casual link.  

I am willing to accept it wasn't marijuana related.   Could be related to a number of things and not a single one (as you have suggested).  But a single year jump is just not statistically significant.  

Thank you for your comment.