This statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased following the 2014 general elections across India as of May 2018. During the measured time period, around 58 percent of respondents stated that they did not believe crimes against women and children had reduced as of the fourth year of the Modi ministry being in power.
Public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased in the past three years across India as of May 2018
Respondents include citizens from over 250 districts in India. Not all respondents answered the question.
Supplementary notes
Note: The original survey question was phrased as follows: "Do you feel crimes against women and children have reduced in the last 4 years?".
The survey is in reference to the government formed after the 2014 general elections, which is the 16th Lok Sabha. The legislative term is five years long. The next elections are scheduled to be held in 2019.
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LocalCircles. (May 14, 2018). Public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased in the past three years across India as of May 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867720/india-public-opinion-on-reduction-of-crimes-against-women-and-children/
LocalCircles. "Public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased in the past three years across India as of May 2018." Chart. May 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867720/india-public-opinion-on-reduction-of-crimes-against-women-and-children/
LocalCircles. (2018). Public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased in the past three years across India as of May 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867720/india-public-opinion-on-reduction-of-crimes-against-women-and-children/
LocalCircles. "Public Opinion on Whether The Safety of Women and Children Has Increased in The past Three Years across India as of May 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867720/india-public-opinion-on-reduction-of-crimes-against-women-and-children/
LocalCircles, Public opinion on whether the safety of women and children has increased in the past three years across India as of May 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867720/india-public-opinion-on-reduction-of-crimes-against-women-and-children/ (last visited September 26, 2022)
