Chandigarh

Violent crimes

Crimes against women

Property crimes

Economic crimes

Violent crimes

The chart below shows how the rate of violent crimes in Chandigarh have changed since 2010. To compare how Chandigarh fares nationally in violent crimes, click here.

Crimes Against Women

The chart below shows how the rate of crimes against women in Chandigarh have changed since 2010. The crime rate represents the number of crime incidences per 100,000 women in the city.

Comparison with national average

The following chart shows a comparison of the heinous crimes against women recorded in Chandigarh to the national average over the past five years. These crimes have been categorized separately since they are more serious in nature. Crime rate represents the number of crime incidences per 100,000 of the population of the city.

Property Crimes

The chart below shows how the rate of property crimes in Chandigarh have changed since 2010. Crime rate represents the number of crime incidences per 100,000 of the population of the city.

Economic Crimes

The chart below shows how the rate of economic crimes in Chandigarh have changed since 2010. Crime rate represents the number of crime incidences per 100,000 of the population of the city. Please note that forgery as a crime was only recorded in 2014.

Major Crimes in Chandigarh

The following table shows the major crimes in Chandigarh that fall under our four categories. This is, of course, not an exhaustive list, but describes a fair proportion of the serious crimes in Chandigarh. If you wish to see the complete crime table, you can go here.

Crime Category 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Cruelty by husband or his relatives Crime Against Women 9.1 14.3 19.0 29.6
Dowry deaths Crime Against Women 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.4
Rape Crime Against Women 4.5 5.2 8.4 11.0
Sexual harassment and molestation of women Crime Against Women 5.8 14.3 34.8 17.1
Cheating Economic Crime 24.0 22.4 26.7 23.6
Counterfeiting Economic Crime 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
Criminal breach of trust Economic Crime 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.1
Forgery Economic Crime 0.3
Arson Property Crime 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2
Auto theft Property Crime 83.2 81.5 82.9 77.1
Burglary Property Crime 25.8 22.0 24.2 12.4
Dacoity Property Crime 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.4
Other theft Property Crime 52.5 58.6 60.6 41.5
Robbery Property Crime 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.9
Attempt to commit murder Violent Crime 3.7 4.1 4.8 2.9
Culpable homicide not amounting to murder Violent Crime 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6
Kidnapping & abduction Violent Crime 4.8 7.4 22.9 16.3
Murder Violent Crime 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0
Riots Violent Crime 6.2 4.6 5.2 3.0

Notes