7Katihar

Katihar, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 780 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	62	2	2.2
Culpable homicide	2	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	51	1.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	30	1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	192	6.3	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	768	25	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	371	12.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	18	0.6	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	49	1.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	27	0.9	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	9	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	10	0.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	50	1.6	7.5
Vehicle theft	437	14.2	15.1
Other theft	192	6.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	27	0.9	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	31	1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	160	5.2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	17	0.6	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 25 October 2026.