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June 14, 2026Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice

Metropolitan India: The Divide Between Development and Women’s Security

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HMH. S. MangatSAShaik Iftikhar AhmedLGL. S. Gill

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Examines women's victimization in urban India, suggesting the need for safer and inclusive cities.

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze women's victimization in metropolitan India and highlight the disparity between urban development and women's safety.
  • Analyzed secondary data from the National Crime Records Bureau, Crime in India report (2022).
  • Investigated six major crime categories affecting women across nineteen metropolitan cities.
  • Computed a criminality index to assess variations in women's victimization.
  • Jaipur identified as the most hostile metropolitan city with the highest victimization rates.
  • Coimbatore recorded the lowest criminality index, indicating it as the safest urban area for women.
  • Metropolitan cities, despite housing less than 10% of the national population, disproportionately contribute to crimes against women.

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Mangat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e4632b1cc60ccdea8b028https://doi.org/10.1177/25166069261457685
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