A major incident that we have added to the graph is the duration of the Nirbhaya case. A crime that compelled Indians to accept the vulnerability of women in our society. The rationale behind adding this particular date was to understand how political leaders engaged and responded to discussions around women's safety prompted by the protests following Nirbhaya’s death. The number assigned to female police personnel includes both ranking officers and members of the constabulary. The trend here is that there tend to be more constables than officers- which in itself has pros and cons. A female officer has immense decision-making powers and at the same time, a female constable is more accessible to female complainants. The graph examines three data points- registered cases that fall under the violence against women (VAW) category, number of female police personnel in the department and finally the political leader whose perception and sensitivity to the issue carries policy weight.