The first results of a concerted effort to map crime against women and children in the district under the aegis of the Kudumbasree Mission is expected to be ready by early August.
Sources in the district mission office in Kochi said that volunteers in five Community Development Societies (CDSes) have been equipped to record offences against women and children. This was preceded by a programme of training for representatives in the local bodies and Kudumbasree members.
Enlisted The five CDSes which have been enlisted for the projects are Pothanikkad, Edathala, Vadakkekara, Udayamperoor and Thirumaraadi.
Data from these CDSes are being analysed for a full report on the extent and seriousness of offences against women and children, Kudumbasree sources said. Along with a report, a colour-coded map will be made available on the situation.
They said that a dedicated software had been developed to analyse the data collected from the CDSes. The process of analysis of data is at an advanced stage and a full report is likely to be released by August 1, when the Kudumbasree Mission celebrates its anniversary.
Rising cases The mission launched the crime mapping project about a year ago in face of rising instances of offences against women and children. The project is aimed at preparing a map for all the panchayats and urban local bodies so as to draw up an action plan to counter the problem.
The project will take care of problems faced not only by members of the Kudumbasree Mission but also women who are not under its umbrella.
Pilot programme The crime mapping project has been taken up State-wide after the success of the programme in the Mararikulam panchayat in Alappuzha district in 2011.
Data on crime against women and children are collected using a form that has simple questions to be answered.
