Mumbai, Kohima safest cities for women, reveals NARI 2025 report

According to the NARI 2025 report, Kohima, Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar have been ranked as the safest cities for women's safety, while Patna, Jaipur and Delhi are among the most unsafe cities.

These cities are safe for women

Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar and Mumbai have emerged as the safest cities, while women's safety is a major issue in Patna, Jaipur, Faridabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Srinagar and Ranchi, according to the National Women's Safety Annual Report and Index (NARI) 2025.

Survey of 12,770 women in 31 cities

The national index, released on Thursday, is based on a survey of 12,770 women in 31 cities. The country's overall safety rating is 65 per cent, and cities have been divided into categories such as "very above average", "high", "average", "low" or "very low".

Kohima and other top-ranking cities were found to have high levels of gender equality, civic participation, police force and women-friendly infrastructure. In contrast, in cities like Patna and Jaipur, the reasons were weak institutional response, patriarchal mindset and lack of civic amenities.

In cities like Kolkata, Delhi, women's safety is at the mercy of God

The report said, "Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar and Mumbai are the top cities in the country in terms of women's safety, and this safety is linked to factors such as gender equality, good civic amenities, policing and civic participation. In contrast, in cities like Ranchi, Srinagar, Kolkata, Delhi, Faridabad, Patna and Jaipur, women do not feel safe due to lack of infrastructure, patriarchy and institutional weaknesses."

According to the survey, four out of six women say they are safe in their city, but 40 per cent of women consider it "not very safe" or "unsafe". The feeling of safety drops significantly on public transport and in entertainment places, especially at night.

Safe in educational institutions

86 percent of women feel safe in educational institutions during the day, but this feeling drops sharply at night or outside the campus. 91 percent of women said they feel safe at their workplace.