5Purnia

Purnia, 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: 1,065 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	68	2.1	2.2
Culpable homicide	4	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	85	2.6	2.1
Attempted rape	5	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	3	0.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	195	6	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,305	40	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	569	17.4	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	27	0.8	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	38	1.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	78	2.4	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	10	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	9	0.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	142	4.3	7.5
Vehicle theft	790	24.2	15.1
Other theft	694	21.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	41	1.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	5	0.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	297	9.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	6	0.2	1.7

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