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Ranchi, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in India · 4/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,477 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	135	4.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	163	5.6	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	69	2.4	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	379	13	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,063	36.5	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	218	7.5	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	16	0.5	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	95	3.3	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	57	2	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	4	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	45	1.5	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	437	15	7.5
Vehicle theft	1,505	51.6	15.1
Other theft	907	31.1	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	47	1.6	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	0	0	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	568	19.5	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	24	0.8	1.7

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