8Purulia

Purulia, 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: 691 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	47	1.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	9	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	18	0.6	2.1
Attempted rape	14	0.5	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	45	1.5	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	214	7.3	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	695	23.7	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	102	3.5	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	6	0.2	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	245	8.4	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	9	0.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	8	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	3	0.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	2	0.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	11	0.4	15.1
Other theft	97	3.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	3	0.1	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	8	0.3	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	58	2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	31	1.1	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 26 October 2026.