5Sonitpur

Sonitpur, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

Compared with 589 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 1,045 per 100,000 people (2024)

Crime by type, as recorded by National Crime Records Bureau (2024)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	59	5	2.2
Culpable homicide	1	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	42	3.5	2.1
Attempted rape	21	1.8	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	34	2.9	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	49	4.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	166	13.9	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	94	7.9	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	65	5.5	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	8	0.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	5	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	10	0.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	47	3.9	7.5
Vehicle theft	52	4.4	15.1
Other theft	149	12.5	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	3	0.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	3	0.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	1	0.1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	55	4.6	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	16	1.3	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 26 October 2026.