3Palamu

Palamu, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in India · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,266 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	105	5.4	2.2
Culpable homicide	7	0.4	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	64	3.3	2.1
Attempted rape	13	0.7	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	62	3.2	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	334	17.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	298	15.4	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	132	6.8	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	28	1.4	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	32	1.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	58	3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	8	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	45	2.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	143	7.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	173	8.9	15.1
Other theft	272	14	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	70	3.6	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	4	0.2	1
Criminal damage and arson	24	1.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	112	5.8	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	73	3.8	1.7

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