Geostatistics and Geoinformatics in the analysis of ‘crime against women’ in Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu

P Mary Santhi; Balaselvakumar; K Kumaraswamy

doi:10.53989/bu.ge.v7i2.8

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DOI: 10.53989/bu.ge.v7i2.8

Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 32-37

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Geostatistics and Geoinformatics in the analysis of ‘crime against women’ in Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu

P Mary Santhi¹, Balaselvakumar², K Kumaraswamy³

¹Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Periyar E.V.R. College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 023
²Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Periyar E.V.R. College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 023
³CSSR Senior Fellow, Department of Geography, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024

Received Date:27 June 2018, Accepted Date:12 November 2018

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to understand the relationship between demographic parameters and crime occurrences against women in Tiruchirappalli city. Seven variables of crime against women have been incorporated by statistics factor analytical technique with the 2011 census of population, sex ratio, literacy ratioand work participation rate. Four components have been derived namely Gender component-I, Personal Crimes and Literacy component-II, Molestation and Total Population component – III and Work Participation and Sex Ratio- component - IV. Woraiyur police station in Srirangam range followed by Palakkarai police station in Fort range have associated with the components of I, II & III determine the high rate of crime against women in the city. The occurrences of cruelty by husband were of great concern, especially in Srirangam range.

Keywords: Crime against women; Demographic parameters; statistical components; police stations; Geostatistics and Geoinformatics

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