Jor Bagh
SAFETY SCORE: 3.5/5

SafetiPin is a map-based mobile phone and online application, which works to make communities and cities safer by providing safety-related information collected by users and by trained auditors. At the core of the app is the Women’s Safety Audit. A Women’s Safety Audit (WSA) is a participatory tool for collecting and assessing information about perceptions of urban safety in public spaces. The

The audit is based on nine parameters – Lighting, Openness, Visibility, Crowd, Security, Walk path, Availability of Public Transport, Gender Diversity, and Feeling. The audits were conducted along with female architects from NDMC. The assessment was done post sunset till 10 pm. An area of approximately 500m around the metro station was audited and a total of 129 audit pins have been generated.

The Jor Bagh metro station is part of the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line and is located along the arterial road Aurobindo Marg catering to Lodhi Colony and Jor Bagh area comprising high-end bungalows, government offices and staff quarters, and various institutes like the Indian Habitat Centre, India International Centre, Alliance Francaise etc.

The Lodi Garden and Safdarjung tomb are also strong attractions pulling people and tourists in this area. The user group is thus diverse ranging from daily office goers and residents to frequent visitors and occasional tourists.

Safety Audits indicate that the area around the Jor Average Audit Parameters (on a scale of 3) Bagh metro station offers average levels of safety for women at night. The parameters of Lighting, Openness and Walkpath have been rated Above Average. Public Transport and Feeling parameters have been rated Average. Visibility, Security, Crowd, and Gender diversity have been rated as Below Average for this area. While there are people including women in the residential areas, the main roads tend to be secluded post office hours.

However, most of the area was found to be lit and having good footpaths. The wide roads with buildings having setbacks account for the good rating for Openness parameter. Feeling of safety varied but overall it was found to be average in this area.