Crimes against women are on the rise in India. Women are victims of matrimonial cruelties, trafficking, rape, stalking, voyeurism, pornography and eve teasing etc. Various pull and push factors are contributory towards increasing offences against women. Police, law makers, judiciary and various national human rights institutions has shouldered the responsibility to protect women against crimes but despite of it the situation does not seem improving. In order to combat increasing crimes against them, we need to anticipate and attack the root causes of crimes against women. Eradication of poverty and unemployment and raising status of women in Indian society are some of the measures which are required to be taken to improve the graph of crimes against women in India. The present paper aims to discuss some common causes of crimes against women. The study further aims to throw light on major shortcomings in some of the existing women related laws. The last part of the paper contains suggestions to counter increasing offences against women in India.