New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Last week, horrific reports of a suspected dowry death sent a familiar shiver down spines across India. The outlawed practice not only persists, the life lost in Delhi's suburb of Noida will probably not be the last.

But the safety of women differs from place to place.

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The National Commission for Women's National Annual Report & Index on Women's Safety ranks cities based on a survey of 31 cities. It found that the safest cities for women-Kohima, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Mumbai-were associated with stronger gender equity, civic participation, policing and women-friendly infrastructure.

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