1Sambalpur

Sambalpur, 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: 3,490 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	52	5	2.2
Culpable homicide	1	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	19	1.8	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	239	23	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	119	11.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,755	168.8	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	146	14	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	3	0.3	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	144	13.8	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	163	15.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	20	1.9	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	37	3.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	336	32.3	7.5
Vehicle theft	321	30.9	15.1
Other theft	409	39.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	13	1.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	15	1.4	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	226	21.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	13	1.3	1.7

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