1Patna

Patna, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in India · 2/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 3,339 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	335	5.7	2.2
Culpable homicide	18	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	110	1.9	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	64	1.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	476	8.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	9,278	158.9	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	2,667	45.7	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	89	1.5	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	241	4.1	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	210	3.6	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	46	0.8	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	46	0.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	1,026	17.6	7.5
Vehicle theft	6,114	104.7	15.1
Other theft	3,874	66.4	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	74	1.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	0	0	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	4,151	71.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	9	0.2	1.7

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