List of states and union territories of India by crime rate

The crime rate (crime incidence per 100,000 of population) in India increased from 383.5 in 2018 and 385.5 in 2019 to 383.8 in 2020 according to the National Crime Records Bureau.[1] The rise in crime in 2020 has been generally attributed to COVID-19 related restrictions and violations.[2][3] 2020 saw a fall in crimes such as rape, kidnapping and crime against children, while disobeying public servant related crimes increased 21%.[3]

States and union
territories of India
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In 2018, a total of 5 million cognizable crimes were registered comprising 3 million Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 2 million Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes.[4] The average charge-sheeting rate for 2020 is 82.5%.[1]

Northeast India has consistently had the lowest incidence of crime, with four out of five of the least crime-prone states being from the region.[5] Nagaland has continued to have the lowest registered crime rate (69.4 per lakh population) in the country, although it rose from 44. It also had the lowest incidence of crime based on percentage of share of the nation.[6]

Among cities, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Surat and Mumbai have the most registered crimes in 2020 (although according crime rate these positions vary).[7][8]

List

Data is based on the annual "Crime in India" publication by the National Crime Records Bureau.[4][9]

Key:

State/UT Total IPC & SLL Crimes (State/UT-wise) 2016-2019 % share of state/UT Crime Rate (IPC & SLL)
2018 20192018 2019 Change2018 2019 Change 2020 Change
India 5074634 5156172100.0 100.0 –383.5 385.5 (-2) 487.8 (-102.3)
States
Andhra Pradesh 144703 1457512.9 2.8 (0.1)278.1 278.6 (-0.5) 452.7 (-174.1)
Arunachal Pradesh 2817 28770.1 0.1 188.7 190.9 (-2.2) 164.5 (26.4)
Assam 120572 1327832.4 2.6 (-0.2)354.2 385.8 (-31.6) 349.5 (36.3)
Bihar 262815 2691095.2 5.2 222.1 224.0 (-1.9) 211.3 (12.7)
Chhattisgarh 98233 965611.9 1.9 345.1 334.7 (10.4) 352.9 (-18.2)
Goa 3884 37270.1 0.1 253.2 241.5 (11.7) 281.1 (-39.6)
Gujarat 393194 4310667.7 8.4 (-0.7)584.1 631.6 (-47.5) 1011.4 (-379.8)
Haryana 191229 1663363.8 3.2 (0.6)673.3 577.4 (95.9) 658.6 (-81.2)
Himachal Pradesh 19594 199240.4 0.4 269.6 272.4 (-2.8) 280.2 (-7.8)
Jharkhand 55664 622061.1 1.2 (-0.1)150.3 165.5 (-15.2) 166.8 (-1.3)
Karnataka 163416 1636913.2 3.2 249.7 248.1 (1.6) 225.7 (22.4)
Kerala 12167 45308310.1 8.8 (1.3)1287.7 1287.7 1568.4 (-280.7)
Madhya Pradesh 405129 3956198.0 7.7 (0.3)497.3 478.9 (18.4) 511.1 (-32.2)
Maharashtra 515674 50944310.2 9.9 (0.3)424.8 415.8 (9) 435.8 (-20)
Manipur 3781 36610.1 0.1 122.8 117.7 (5.1) 95.0 (22.7)
Meghalaya 3482 38970.1 0.1 108.8 120.6 (-11.8) 114.7 (5.9)
Mizoram 2351 28800.0 0.1 (-0.1)198.6 241.0 (-42.4) 189.6 (51.4)
Nagaland 1775 16610.0 0.0 83.2 77.1 (6.1) 69.4 (7.7)
Odisha 107408 1215252.1 2.4 (-0.3)246.6 277.9 (-31.3) 295.2 (-17.3)
Punjab 70318 728551.4 1.4 236.8 243.3 (-6.5) 274.6 (-31.3)
Rajasthan 250546 3043944.9 5.9 (-1)327.1 392.3 (-65.2) 331.2 (61.1)
Sikkim 869 8210.0 0.0 131.9 123.5 (8.4) 100.4 (23.1)
Tamil Nadu 499188 4550949.8 8.8 (1)661.5 600.3 (61.2) 1808.8 (-1208.5)
Telangana 126858 1312542.5 2.5 342.6 352.0 (-9.4) 393.0 (-41)
Tripura 6078 59880.1 0.1 153.4 149.6 (3.8) 115.1 (34.5)
Uttar Pradesh 585157 62857811.5 12.2 (-0.7)262.4 278.2 (-15.8) 287.4 (-9.2)
Uttarakhand 34715 282680.7 0.5 (0.2)314.0 252.8 (61.2) 506.8 (-254)
West Bengal 188063 *****3.7 3.6 (0.1)194.9 193.7 (1.2) 186.6 (7.1)
Union Territories
A&N Islands 3699 4034 0.1 0.1 934.1 1013.6 (-79.5) 637.1 (376.5)
Chandigarh 5967 4518 0.1 0.1 510.0 381.6 (128.4) 271.6 (110)
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 649 660 - - - - - - 51.3 -
Delhi 262612 316261 5.2 6.1 (-0.9) 1342.5 1586.1 (-243.6) 1309.5 (276.6)
Jammu and Kashmir 27276 25408 0.5 0.5 203.1 187.8 (15.3) 216.7 (-28.9)
Ladakh - - - - - - - - 136.1 -
Lakshadweep 77 182 0.0 0.0 114.9 267.6 (-152.7) 216.2 (51.4)
Puducherry 4674 4004 0.1 0.1 315.6 264.3 (51.3) 512.6 (-248.3)

See also

References
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