3Dehradun

Dehradun, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in India · 4/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,326 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	31	1.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	10	0.6	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	75	4.4	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	118	7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	37	2.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	674	39.7	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	353	20.8	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	10	0.6	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	61	3.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	42	2.5	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	3	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	18	1.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	143	8.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	375	22.1	15.1
Other theft	321	18.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	260	15.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	23	1.4	1
Criminal damage and arson	11	0.6	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	638	37.6	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	72	4.2	1.7

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