In Mumbai, women are often told that they live in one of the safest cities in the country. In Delhi they are reminded that they live in one of the least safe places. Yet, across both, nearly four out of ten women still admit that they do not feel safe.
The Nari 2025 report, which was published in Delhi by the National Commission for Women, President Vijaya Rahatkar, is based on the answers of 12,770 women in 31 cities. The index places Mumbai, Kohima, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok and Itanagar among the safest cities of India, while Calcutta, Delhi, Ranchi, Srinagar, Faridabad, Patna and Jaipur are on the bottom.
However, the evaluation tells only half of the story. While six out of ten women said they were “safe” overall, 40 percent admitted that they remain “not so safe” or “dangerous” in their cities. Safety in daylight – especially inside schools and universities – was 86 percent. But as the night falls, self -confidence is falling apart. Public transport, neighborhood streets and recreational spaces are turned into a zone of fear.
The report also found that only one of the three women faced harassment. This silence means that official crime records draw a pink image than a female everyday life. “Two of the three women do not report harassment, which means that NCRB is missing most of the incidents,” the study said.
Rahatkar stressed that women’s safety is not just a law and order. It affects education, health, jobs, mobility and even digital presence. They play a role of physical, psychological, financial and online security. She appreciated measures such as female Helinka, CCTV networks and the rise of women and bus drivers as a trust builder warned that institutional repairs were not enough. “We often blame the system, but the company must also ask what it did,” she said.
The findings of Nari 2025 emphasize the key truth: the city is not safe just because the statistics say. This is only safe if women can move without restrictions, report without fear and dream without walking. Until then, safety remains on paper – while reality is in hesitation and restrictions.
(Tagstotranslate) Nari 2025 Report
