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Cuttack, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in India · 2/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 2,623 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	77	2.9	2.2
Culpable homicide	1	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	57	2.2	2.1
Attempted rape	4	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	1,087	41.4	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	139	5.3	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	2,369	90.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	421	16.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	28	1.1	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	307	11.7	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	143	5.5	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	11	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	80	3.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	378	14.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	374	14.3	15.1
Other theft	682	26	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	51	1.9	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	46	1.8	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	538	20.5	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	17	0.6	1.7

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