In this article for the Hindustan Times, Neha Sinha, Assistant Director, and Avanti Durani, Associate, both based at the IDFC Institute, shed light on the poor sense of safety and consequent adaptive behaviours adopted by households using SATARC Survey data.
Excerpts below:
“About 51% of people in Delhi, India’s capital city, feel that crime is a serious problem in their neighbourhood, according to a recent survey titled ‘Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime’ (SATARC). The percentages were lower in Mumbai (16%), Chennai (5%) and Bengaluru (21%)…”
“In Delhi, only 1% of respondents said they do not worry if a female member of the household is out any time of the day. In Chennai and Bengaluru, more people are comfortable with the idea – 8% each. Mumbai tops the list with 13% expressing no anxiety…”
Read the full article here.
This article was originally published in IndiaSpend. It was subsequently published in The Quint, Business Standard, Firstpost, The Wire and InUth.
Note: This work was done by the author/s when they were a part of the IDFC Institute and is republished here with permission.
