5Puducherry

Puducherry, Puducherry, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in India · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,071 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	25	2.5	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	9	0.9	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	47	4.7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	16	1.6	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	567	56.4	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	16	1.6	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	12	1.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	9	0.9	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	6	0.6	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	9	0.9	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	44	4.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	215	21.4	15.1
Other theft	107	10.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	12	1.2	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	20	2	1
Criminal damage and arson	19	1.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	67	6.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	5	0.5	1.7

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