Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- The nationwide index based on a survey of 12,770 women across 31 cities, placed the national safety score at 65 per cent, categorising cities as "much above", "above", "below" or "much below" this benchmark. The report ranked Srinagar alongside Patna, Jaipur, Faridabad, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi at the bottom of the nationwide safety index.

Kohima and other top-ranked cities were associated with stronger gender equity, civic participation, policing and women-friendly infrastructure.

At the other end of the spectrum, cities like Srinagar, Delhi and Jaipur fared poorly due to weak institutional responsiveness, patriarchal norms and gaps in urban infrastructure.

"Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, It...