6Katni

Katni, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 868 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	23	1.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	21	1.6	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	44	3.4	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	10	0.8	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	351	27.2	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	274	21.2	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	11	0.9	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	59	4.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	4	0.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	4	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	1	0.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	82	6.3	7.5
Vehicle theft	82	6.3	15.1
Other theft	56	4.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	3	0.2	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0.1	1
Criminal damage and arson	7	0.5	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	26	2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	12	0.9	1.7

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