8Nainital

Nainital, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in India · 7/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 634 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	11	1.2	2.2
Culpable homicide	5	0.5	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	33	3.5	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	51	5.3	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	19	2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	21	2.2	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	159	16.7	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	2	0.2	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	8	0.8	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	7	0.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	2	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	0	0	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	46	4.8	7.5
Vehicle theft	80	8.4	15.1
Other theft	96	10.1	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	34	3.6	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0.1	1
Criminal damage and arson	2	0.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	123	12.9	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	6	0.6	1.7

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