Evidence-based policymaking has gained momentum in the past decade. Data-driven analysis, both independent and government initiated, is gradually augmenting the discourse around public service delivery. For instance, public policy in health has gained from the data made available through the Nationa...
This article in Livemint cites findings from the SATARC Survey, IDFC Institute's flagship survey on crime incidence, satisfaction with the police, and perceptions of safety. Excerpt below.
"A recent large-scale urban survey by IDFC Institute shows that the most commonly experienc...
The first National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) journal includes a chapter on SATARC, written by Assistant Director Neha Sinha and Senior Associate Avanti Durani: Excerpts:
"Law and order is the purest form of a public good and the core responsibility of the state. sound law and order ...
This article in the Deccan Herald cites findings from IDFC Institute's SATARC survey. Excerpts:
"Not for just women family members, almost every Delhiite is worried for their male members too if they are outside their home as the evening sets in. Bengalurians too are a bit scared but t...
In this article in The Hindu, Sonalde Desai and Ragini Saira Malhotra write about the importance of collecting and disseminating accurate data on sexual violence. Excerpts:
"We live in a world awash in statistics. We know what proportion of India’s population owns mobile ph...
Avanti Durani, Associate at IDFC Institute, spoke at a public seminar hosted by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) on IDFC Institute's crime and safety survey, "Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime - A Crime Victimisation Survey".
Abstract of the talk:
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Findings of the crime victimisation survey (SATARC) conducted by IDFC Institute, mentioned in this Business Standard article by Ajay Shah. Excerpts below:
"Crime is deterred by the probability of getting caught. For one case — theft in New Delhi — we estimate the probability o...
IDFC Institute's Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime (SATARC) Survey results are quoted in this Livemint piece to get a better sense of the underreporting of crime in Delhi, which tells the story behind the official crime figures put forward by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
"To...
In this blogpost, Renuka Sane and Neha Sinha discuss why we need to look beyond statistics on pendency and disposal of cases, and instead measure the other steps along the way from crime to conviction.
"Our ultimate objective, however, is to create deterrence against crime. The crimin...
