1Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal, 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: 2,883 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	37	3.1	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	39	3.3	2.1
Attempted rape	5	0.4	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	663	55.5	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	387	32.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	551	46.1	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	197	16.5	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	6	0.5	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	247	20.7	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	70	5.9	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	33	2.8	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	54	4.5	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	217	18.2	7.5
Vehicle theft	74	6.2	15.1
Other theft	292	24.4	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	60	5	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0.1	1
Criminal damage and arson	39	3.3	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	123	10.3	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	96	8	1.7

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