5Kozhikode

Kozhikode, 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: 1,056 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	25	0.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	5	0.2	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	86	2.8	2.1
Attempted rape	2	0.1	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	332	10.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	183	5.9	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	920	29.8	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	29	0.9	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	672	21.8	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	53	1.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	5	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	13	0.4	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	276	8.9	7.5
Vehicle theft	187	6.1	15.1
Other theft	205	6.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	234	7.6	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	148	4.8	1
Criminal damage and arson	43	1.4	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	801	26	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	21	0.7	1.7

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