The public sentiment on women's safety in India is marked by a significant mix of deep concern, frustration, and anger towards systemic failures in protecting women's rights. Many commenters share personal experiences of fear and harassment, while there is a strong demand for structural changes, more accountability, and effective legal reforms. The overwhelming consensus points to a need for societal transformation towards a culture of respect and safety for women.

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As a young boy, I don't think there is any safe state in india for women.

Electronic_Fun_2320

Arunachal, really? Spent half my life there and very hardly came across any news on sexual violence.

dump_Tart_6814

I don't intend to crack a 'Delhi' joke here, nor do intend to spark a debate. But, let's be honest guys, the moment we all read 'women safety' all our eyes went on to check the colour of Delhi.

  
Or am i the only one?

Suspicious_Orchid668

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Kerala 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 BC, they don’t go to police else it will be different case

pratyushpks

Trucker_jatt

Dismal_Campaign_977

But saar we have 100% literacy saar we are kerala saar

Commercial-Glass-955

Brother how is ladakh in unsatisfactory??

Beneficial_Drawing13

I don't know where this data came from or what's it based on, but I have felt more unsafe it goa than in delhi. Stayed there for 6 months, while lived in delhi for 5 years. I had many men clicking my pictures without consent, follow me, or just approach directly at beaches. most of them where middle aged men. Maybe they have the idea that women in goa are easy or whatever but I faced more harrassement in Goa. 

  
Of course nothing tops my experience of my home town in UP- most unsafe ever.

Consistent_Basis2408

this is way off. kerala shouldnt be in top what-

Selpink_fan

Based on what? Twisted it seems, I prefer the crime cases list atleast

Mf50y

Didn't karnatka rank 1st in teen pregnanies, this stats is so muddled up , that u can't even gouge out what standard it is even based on

dying-early-971

Nahhh totally wrong JK should be in top 5 safest

Sick-of-people47

Haryana is interesting. With the female infanticide rate??? Do pre birth females don’t count in the analysis?

Yogi-Rocks

Accomplished_Row5438

I'm from Sikkim and it's not safe at night

This is utterly wrong, in a single state there are many places where women are safe but there are also many places where they are not

Short_Ad849

Lmao, dismissed this list after seeing Gujarat at 16th rank. L-O-L

Present-Hat997

Lmao manipur 😭
Even after that horrifying video a year ago

Shehbz_00

No state is safe, women get harassed in homes, public places, offices ; No point in even considering such maps, just fix your son since childhood.   
( I know women also harass men but let's fix one problem at a time)

Scared-Educator-2844

Okay this is so wrong. Goa is not at all safe.

This does not make enough sense. Yes, possibility of crime against women could be less at one place and more at other, but there is no place that is significantly safe for them. I have read horrible crimes from Mumbai and Kerala. Criminals do not fear our police and law, which happens across all states

From punjab. I disagree with this list been living here for 22 years now and have come across quite a lot women safety hazard scenarios

Outsiders are destroying Himachal &amp; Uttrakhand

Delhi is most safest in India.

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One_Independent_8661

this study seems to be western biased in it's functionality on this topic

HouseMiddle9481

Idc about stats or data when it comes to India no place is safe for women or even men....

xdrynjolfx

Kerala seriously? Because most of the current gen educated women have moved out of Kerala to other cities like Bangalore/ Chennai / Hyderabad.

Kerala men are extremely narcissistic and narrow minded and one of the highest cases of domestic violence against women is recorded in Kerala. Also, the state has one of the highest mental illness rates for men.

Marco_MADrasi

From Manipur here, Yes the situation in my state is crazy since it’s a war grape,arm dealing,drug dealing and other illegal activities has increased due to this but before the war the place was peaceful from Both sides living together I hardly about any grape cases from my state not being baised I’m sure there were cases but hardly heard of. Well the travellers are safe in the state because it’s a conflict between two they have hate towards each other so they tend to harm themselves rather others so it’s still safe to travel and live but I won’t recommend because it’s a war and I hope nobody and no community face this

Just_somedude07

Don’t believe these data! Whatever states are shown as safe, is like, andhon me kana raja. Always be alert and well prepared for your own safety .

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Separate_Key11

This is indeed very accurate, I've seen women in other states but the liberty a Punjabi girl enjoys while living in Punjab is on another level,(not Chandigarh not even mohali) I mean it's hard to describe, one of the reasons why young girls finish schooling and go to Canada cos it's still easier than living in other states of India, funny but true.

Dangerous_Duck_4211

a person who's been brought up in kerala, has lived in three other states (maharashtra, telangana, karnataka) and has spent a week or more in 4 others (delhi, tamil nadu, goa and gujarat) let me tell you something ... women aren't safe anywhere. unless and until we bring about a socio-cultural shift and bring about a complete upheaval of the dominant regressive patriarchal system (and its misogynistic byproducts) that govern all facets of private and public life no "external" progress counts. i've been stalked, harassed, SA-d, catcalled all across India and been victim to abuse within the family. let's throw away this notion of safety when safety isnt afforded to us even in our so-called "safe" spaces.

allthatisntglitter

Bruh mizoram is the safest their religion is christian so they don't do rape that easily and also they literally give life sentence to those who do this so it's a win-win

SeasonPale492

Manipur really? A woman was stripped by a mob and filmed and the whole world probably saw it.

Why do we need to rank the students that failed in a class? A fail is fail! India is not safe for women. Any state is not safe.

LowEffortOpinion

Lmao. Kerela being safest is so fucking hilarious. 10 yr old being raped by more than 64 men in Kerala and its still considered the safest!?!

StrikingMaterial1514

Uttarakhand is taking a hit from the influx of outsiders in Roorkee, Dehradun, Haridwar areas.
The hill districts have always been one of the safest in India if not the safest in India

Madmnkey

This is scary af cuz I'm pretty sure I had like 20 guys staring at me on the beach in Goa (I was wearing a knee length dress with my arms out) and there was even a white couple being freaky as hell with their looks (yeah *totally* big surprise, White people are also creepy, not just indians like people online like to say). And the worst part is, I'm a minor, 10th grader. And it's pretty obvious with the way I look too.

SarahiOverHere

I'm from kerala and I don't think kerala is not that safe but I will take the win. If kerala is one of the safest states in india I don't know what to expect from the red states

BeyondMysterious2025

The discourse here is too sensational, extreme and over the top (as usual for our people), but it doesn’t help solve the issue. Saying all states are the same or it’s the same everywhere doesn’t help. If people want change, they need to look at the data and be solution oriented instead of reacting emotionally to everything.

JapjeetMehton

sowhatboy1987

Neither are safe enough. This post is probably made by a teenager interested in "pOliTiCs ☝🏻🤓".
It's a crime to even call any state safer than others. Being a 0.2, when everyone else is 0.1 on a scale of 10 and labelling yourself safe is a joke.

uncle-bada

logicalhuman3

This illusion of control is just that, an illusion. Even a guy wouldn’t be able to defend himself against a group intent on overpowering him.

nanon_2

I don't know about safety but if you need to pass critical information in case of emergencies you can use Automate app. It's an automation app you can do things with minimal interaction. You can also add shortcuts to your home screen, so with one tap you can automate hell lot of things. I use it daily and it's a huge time saver for me. So during emergencies where every second is crucial you can use that time to send as much as information to your friends and family members. There are countless ideas on how you can use this app. You play with this app for sometime and you will get it.

It's a powerful app so use it with caution.

conscious_entity93

Check the child lock, before getting into cab

tb33296

Also protest, demand action. Hold the authorities accountable. 

Educate men. Speak out against lewd behavior, in person and whenever it's portrayed in media. 

Avoid traveling alone in the night, especially in insecure areas. Request a colleague to accompany you if it's unavoidable. 

Learn self defense or carry weapons.

But most important of all, do not give up your liberty. Most sexual violence is also intended to subjugate women and lower than standing in society. Fight for equality and your rightful place in society.

ArgumentativeUnkil

It's sad to see the focus on totally different things in  the moment of tragedy. No way a girl can overcome more than two guys unless she is a champion boxer or mixed martial artist. Instead of asking for police and judicial reforms and 911 like helpline number our focus is on how to make women learn self defense.

blood_centrifuge

As far as pepper spray is concerned, here are some tips

* Make sure there is no wind blowing towards you
* Use it on the face of the suspect and flee immediately.
* practice on a dummy in your balcony
* Keep it in a keychain or somewhere easily accessible 
* If a security person asks what it is, you can say it is pocket deodorant, etc.

noipv4

Carry a small concealable surgical blade. make perpendicular slits.

-DrugsAndHugs-

Whenever my wife is alone in cab late nights she always calls me and keeps talking to me loudly throughout the ride. She gives driver hints like I am a man and I will meet her at drop point. Also, she shares live location on whatsapp and I keep looking at it from time to time.

If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

holdmyfnbeer

Carry a small knife and learn how to use it, learn how to use it and run away as quickly as you can.

https://youtu.be/eWkJqcYaPGs

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https://youtu.be/BxoScSOkCCs

NJMD

People have many good suggestions did not see this so adding one here ... of course if under threat you need to reach out support : family friends or 100. Assuming you have notified and are waiting for help to arrive and the bad folks have still not gotten to a stage where you are overpowered, start Facebook live or live-streaming. At least what happened or parts of it will be available to people to get some clues and you can also use it to tell the bad guys that your picture is now on internet.

While trying to capture either video or photos, make sure they are direct to internet (will need to set up your settings before hand) and you take a picture of the area as well as people, to the extent you can.

batonbatonmein

Learn how you could use a ball pen, always keep a metal ball pen, target his eyes.

airen977

I carry a Swiss army knife which my brother taught me to use (I still don't feel confident but hey its there). 
On my phone (through Google maps) have set up location sharing with 2  people. 
When taking an uber, have set up sharing of location. 
I make it a point to inform my family the minute I start from and towards my home.
I always make it a point to call someone (or even fake call) the minute I am in an auto or car and day how much time roughly it will take me and that they can track me.
When on my bike, I am with other bikers so not alone. And we travel long distance but not after sundown.

CrunchyHobGoglin

I understand the post's positive intention, but it is heart-breaking  that one has to do so much to just to stay safe and to carry on with their life, pursue their dreams and to live a normal existence in a 'society'.

UnMeOuttaTown

In times of puncture, do not ever worry about it damaging your bike, it will cause very minute damage, but that is totally worth than putting your life in danger. You can go miles with your both tires punctured (Not sure if you can go faster). 
I myself have driven my bike on a road trip after getting front tire punctured and the nearest village was 2-3 km away.

rakeshsh

NOTHING!!!

All those precautions you have listed have time and again be used by different women throughout this country. It is already a stifling atmosphere for women here and I will not blame them for migrating to other countries if they get the chance.

As a man I have always loved my independence and the ability to just backpack and go somewhere on my own. I have seldom thought what it is from the point of view of a woman and these recent sexual assault incidents just show a side of India which I have not personally experienced. 

I am of the belief that death sentence and castration should be given to rapists especially for gang rape type incidents. I have heard many times that death sentences don’t act as a deterrent especially from law enforcement and human rights morons in this country but they are wrong.

Death really does act as a deterrent especially with regard to the typical Indian male. To be frank, the average Indian man is timid. He doesn’t have the courage to stand up for himself and doesn’t have the courage to fight for his rights. When such an individual is interacting with the opposite sex, he feels somewhat of an unknown power because in his mind women are of the weaker sex and come what may he will have power over her. When such men group together, it can lead to disastrous consequences. That is why gang rape is mostly a phenomenon of South Asian countries and few war torn African countries.

These same Indian men go to foreign countries such as the Middle East and Europe but they avoid doing the same there. Why? Because they have fear of the law. 

Our judicial system is overseen by old men and women who can be called dinosaurs in this day and age. It’s all nice for the liberal elite to copy the practices of foreign countries debating whether death penalty is ethical or not while forgetting the demographic differences between the people of our country and foreigners especially with regarding to race , iq and upbringing. Let’s face it.. most Indians are uncivilized and therefore for uncivilized people stringent laws are applicable. Barring instances of being innocently charged, we could do with some culling of the population, especially some men.

Keerikkadan91

Best they can do is fuck off from this awful country and settle to some other where they aint seen as  consumable .

Marshall4452

Love how the conversation after a catastrophic incident is always about "how not to get raped" "how to defend yourself against rapists" instead ya know.... the initiators of the horrific acts.

Michelle_1122

Asking women to take safety precautions is fine but the real way to stop rapes is to well ,stop men from raping.

&amp;#x200B;

Unpopular opinion but we need to make an example out of the perpetrators of these vicious crimes. You can say this is my outrage but these perpetrators do not deserve human rights since they have proved by their acts that they do not deserve to be called human. I am not suggesting a mob lynching here but the law must be extremely strict for rape in this country. People need to know that if they commit rape, they will be found out and they will be reprimanded severely . Further all the netas who have rape cases against them need to be brought to book. We need to set the example that no matter how high and mighty you are, rape in India is a serious offence.

And of course mental health. Being exposed to pornography and item songs in a society where  conversations about sex are taboo is another reason why there are so many rapes in India. We need a sex education and mental health programmme that has better outreach.

The outraged me says- Chauk pe khada kar saalo ko, baaki sab hum dekh lenge.

TheboyDoc

Honest question. Are tasers legal in India?

lost_gerbil

zzzehar

One most important thing to always remember is, as the minister said, call the police the moment you feel unsafe. Don't worry about false alarms. Better a thousand false alarms than a tragedy. Similarly, if you are the woman's relative, call the police immediately if her phone is switched off. 

Don't go by the bad reputation of the police. The corrupt judgemental assholes in the police are a lot better than the soulless demons on the streets.

Practice running. Sprint, as well as long runs. They can't do much if they can't catch you.

\&gt;&gt; Never travel alone in an inebriate state. 

There are a lot more common-sense tips like this one could mention. The flip-side of pointing out the obvious is to attract trolls!

moha_n

I gave my wife a pocket alarm sorta thing. No larger than your car key, this thing makes very loud/annoying noise when active, and it is pretty difficult to find the off switch (by design) for someone who is not familiar with it. Hope she never have to use it.

gaukluxklan

I think self defence should be made mandatory in all schools &amp; colleges.

tilismilis

Please consider getting trained professionally if you can afford. Or practice at home if it's not affordable. Our body tends to freeze if we are not trained. We need to build a bit of muscle memory and mental alertness. We rarely have the time to think in such situations. 

I am sorry you have to go through this. I really am.

randomOranges

It's terrible how we just skip the part of tackling evil in men when we are talking about this. Women shouldn't be forced to take extra steps for safety. Men need to be better than unempathetic animals. It's a sad thing to see to that we just accept evil in men as a given. It's not the women's fault, it's the men's. 

Here is the only rule that matters:

Be better at bringing up men. Be better yourself. When you hear friends casually catcalling someone, speak up. Tell them that's what potential rapists do. Sure, you might be firm in your conviction that you could never do something like that. BUt by not saying anything, you are complicit. You are the reason why toxic masculinity continues to exist. It isn't because of the evil men, it's because of men who aren't evil not saying anything. BE BETTER.

Well I didn’t mention upper cut because it kind of takes time to learn. It’s essentially doing a really quick squat . But yeah if you can learn the upper cut in the right way, you can certainly KO someone. A few months ago while sparring my partner mistakenly landed an upper cut to my family jewels. I had a cup but holy shit it still hurt. So yeah I’d say upper cut to the chin or groin will also be great.

I am in Manila, Philippines at the moment and the women are free to roam everywhere anytime of the day or night wearing what they like. India is definitely a few light years behind in this context.

Adding one. Please check your phone for SOS features. Most of the current ones do have one, where, in case of emergency, you press the power button certain number of times to immediately alert your preset contacts of your whereabouts and that you need help. In Xiaomi phones, the setting is there under Password and Security. Also, avoid the outskirts of your towns and cities if possible, as those areas are primarily occupied by people who don't have a future and aren't afraid of any consequences to their action.

I think you meant stranded instead of strangled.

Should probably add getting a concealed carry permit &amp; learning how to use said weapon. I'm not advocating vigilante justice or random shootings by scared civilians but I'd much rather hear about 5 instances of rapists getting their faces shot off in one day than 5 horrific &amp; abominable instances of rape.

Seriously, I've been in such a shitty mood after reading about the poor girl in Hyd &amp; the police finding another body in similar circumstances literally a couple of hours later. Just absolutely sickened. For once, due process should take a back seat &amp; scum should be treated as such.

dheezy23

Some self defense can help in a 1 on 1 situation but it’s better to avoid a potential situation altogether. Even a single vulnerable male cannot prevent a robbery or assault.
The only force equalizer is a gun which can take a few of the attackers out of the reckoning but that is a different discussion.
Until then, stay in populated areas and have someone pick you up or call for help.

piperatomv2

Not many people know this but on your Ola app, there's an option which can automatically send all your rider information and your cab's real time location to your friends/family when you've booked one. Upto 5 people can be selected I think and they'll get an sms as soon as you book a ride which also has things like the cab's number, driver's name and number, etc

EDIT: I think uber has the same feature but you have to do it manually after every booking. Someone please correct me if there's an automatic option

vpsj

Educate men around you, as many as you can.

b_se_begum

The onus shouldn't be on women to go out and learn martial arts - it should be on society to not have rapists at large.

chasingblues7

I think you have pretty much covered. We need to make all the six points you have mentioned as a practice.

arinthum_ariyamalum

I thought tasers weren't legal. I might have missed something.

tjind

plackan

Honestly I don't like it but guns are the only solution.  Quick and easy.

404_500

Trust your guts if you feel unsafe. Leave the place with a good friend or family member if available. 

If nobody is there then simply sent your current location to family members and do live call video with anybody and speak out loud and tell them where you are in it. Also go to public place as fast as possible if you think you are in danger.

where exactly do you get off telling me how to behave. Delete this post now if you have a single brain cell.

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