India

Violent crimes

Crimes against women

Property crimes

Economic crimes

Violent crimes

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

Crimes Against Women

The chart below shows how the rate of crimes against women in India 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 India 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 India 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 India 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 India

The following table shows the major crimes in India that fall under our four categories. This is, of course, not an exhaustive list, but describes a fair proportion of the serious crimes in India. 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 16.0 16.9 18.2 20.1 20.5
Dowry deaths Crime Against Women 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4
Rape Crime Against Women 3.8 4.1 4.2 5.7 6.1
Sexual harassment and molestation of women Crime Against Women 8.6 8.8 9.3 14.2 15.5
Cheating Economic Crime 6.7 7.2 7.8 8.7 8.8
Counterfeiting Economic Crime 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Criminal breach of trust Economic Crime 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6
Forgery Economic Crime 0.9
Arson Property Crime 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7
Auto theft Property Crime 12.4 12.5 12.7 13.5 14.9
Burglary Property Crime 7.6 7.6 7.7 8.5 9.2
Dacoity Property Crime 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Other theft Property Crime 15.4 15.7 15.1 16.8 20.5
Robbery Property Crime 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.1
Attempt to commit murder Violent Crime 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.4
Culpable homicide not amounting to murder Violent Crime 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3
Kidnapping & abduction Violent Crime 3.2 3.7 3.9 5.3 6.2
Murder Violent Crime 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7
Riots Violent Crime 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.3

Notes