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Crime

Blog July 8, 2019

Bridging the gap in public data on crime and safety

By Neha Sinha & Avanti Durani

Law and order, despite being the most critical public good, is absent in the evidence-based policymaking paradigm.

Media Coverage November 15, 2018

‘Majority Fear For Those Outside Home After Sunset’

These are the results of a multi-city crime victimisation survey, which experts say is a useful tool to unearth the reasons for gaps in data and perceptions.

Media Coverage December 18, 2017

Preventing Crimes Against Women—a Subject of Better Policing & Social Attitudes

A very low percentage of people consider the safety of women an important election issue.

Media Coverage December 5, 2017

Read Official Crime Numbers with Caution

Survey data on under-reporting of crime in light of the recently released official crime numbers by the National Crime Records Bureau

Media Coverage November 14, 2017

Deterring Crime

Crime is deterred by the probability of getting caught.

Op-ed September 28, 2017

Opinion | Why 87% of Delhi Homes Start Worrying if Women are Not Home by 9PM

By Neha Sinha & Avanti Durani

The poor sense of safety and consequent adaptive behaviours adopted by households using SATARC Survey data.

Op-ed September 27, 2017

Opinion| Why do more than 90% thefts in India’s metro cities go unreported

By Neha Sinha & Avanti Durani

The state of underreporting of crime in 4 major cities of India.

Media Coverage July 26, 2017

SATARC Survey Helps Decode Delhi’s Official Crime Figures

The story behind the official crime figures put forward by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Op-ed June 7, 2017

Opinion| Smart policing and safer streets start with better data; this is not the norm in India

By Neha Sinha, Avanti Durani & Rithika Kumar

Victimisation surveys give the police a better understanding of crime and thus help to bridge the gap between the people and the police, benefitting both.

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