the last year for which data is available

[wrongnumber]

Hello, Mr and Ms. ,
The following is an excerpt from New York Times.

The 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in Delhi, led to new laws and programs for protecting women. But by the rawest of measures, they have had little effect: In 2021, the last year for which data is available, India recorded 31,677 rape cases, up from 24,923 in 2012 — a per capita rate below some countries, though sexual assaults tend to be underreported, complicating comparisons.

Does which refer to the year 2021? why does it not use when to refer to time ?


source: https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20230119/india-single-women-apartments/zh-hant/dual/

 

[jutfrank]

1. Yes.
2. The year 2021 is considered as a 'thing' here, so which is appropriate.

 

[Tarheel]

the New York Times

The clause "the last year for which data is available" modifies 2021.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello. Mr and Ms. ,
The following is an excerpt from the New York Times.

The 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in Delhi, led to new laws and programs for protecting women. But by the rawest of measures, they have had little effect: In 2021, the last year for which data is available, India recorded 31,677 rape cases, up from 24,923 in 2012 — a per capita rate below some countries, though sexual assaults tend to be underreported, complicating comparisons.

Does "which" refer to the year 2021? Why does it not use "when" to refer to time?

Source: https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20230119/india-single-women-apartments/zh-hant/dual/

Please note my corrections above, and that I have expanded your thread title. The single word "which" is not a suitable title.

You need to look at this as "for which", not just "which".