8Samastipur

Samastipur, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in India · 7/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 611 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	101	2.4	2.2
Culpable homicide	1	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	30	0.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	1	0	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	404	9.5	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	41	1	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	519	12.2	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	40	0.9	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	24	0.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	83	1.9	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	249	5.8	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	7	0.2	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	106	2.5	7.5
Vehicle theft	480	11.3	15.1
Other theft	413	9.7	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	48	1.1	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	2	0	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	180	4.2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	0	0	1.7

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