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NARI 2025 Finds 40% of Urban Women Feel Unsafe, Ranks Cities on Safety

Based on responses from 12,770 women, the NCW-backed index urges policymakers to use perception data to address gaps in lighting, transit and policing.

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Mumbai was among the cities leading national safety ranking, often correlating with higher gender equity, infrastructure, policing, or civic participation.
The National Annual Report and Index on Women's Safety, NARI 2025, based on views from 31 cities covering all states.
NARI 2025

Overview

  • The index assigns a national women’s safety score of 65% and groups 31 cities into performance bands against this benchmark.
  • Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar and Mumbai rank among the safest, while Ranchi, Srinagar, Kolkata, Delhi, Faridabad, Patna and Jaipur are lowest.
  • Seven percent of respondents reported harassment in 2024—far above NCRB case counts—with the highest vulnerability among women aged 18–24.
  • Only about 22% of harassment incidents were reported and action followed in just 16% of those cases, with roughly one-fourth expressing trust that authorities will act effectively.
  • Perceived safety drops sharply after dark due to poor lighting, weak transport and limited visible security, and the report calls for integrating perception surveys with official crime data to guide fixes.