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Puri, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in India · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 2,278 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	43	2.5	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	46	2.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	161	9.5	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	222	13.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	2,000	117.9	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	311	18.3	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	14	0.8	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	117	6.9	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	128	7.5	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	28	1.6	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	86	5.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	206	12.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	188	11.1	15.1
Other theft	320	18.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	32	1.9	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0.1	1
Criminal damage and arson	16	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	149	8.8	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	9	0.5	1.7

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