Thirteen years after the 2012 bus gang rape and murder shocked the nation, women in Delhi continue to face glaring safety gaps in everyday public life.
From poorly lit streets and unsafe transport to the lack of secure public spaces and limited emergency services, the concerns remain stark, according to the National Annual Report & Index on Women’s Safety (NARI) 2025.
The survey, launched by the National Commission for Women (NCW) last month, covered 12,770 women across 31 cities.
Delhi ranked 28th on the women’s safety index, placing it among the worst-performing cities, ahead only of Kolkata, Srinagar, and Ranchi.
According to the report, 31% of women in Delhi said women-friendly infrastructure was either “minimal” or “non-existent”.
