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#MeToo: This data reflects why Delhi streets are unsafe after sunset

37% of unsafe locations reported by women have poor visibility at night

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The issue of women's safety has once again come to the fore with several women coming out and sharing their experiences with sexual harassment on the social media campaign #MeToo.

According to data collected by Safetipin, 37 per cent of locations in Delhi that were reported as unsafe by women have poor visibility at night, indicating poor street lighting in the city.

The data, however, suggests that in Mumbai and Bengaluru, 40 per cent and 35 per cent of locations reported by women have been positively rated in terms of visibility. In Bengaluru 25 per cent out of

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