6Dhanbad

Dhanbad, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 847 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	76	2.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	56	2.1	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	147	5.5	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	46	1.7	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	502	18.7	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	128	4.8	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	15	0.6	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	34	1.3	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	33	1.2	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	12	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	62	2.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	223	8.3	7.5
Vehicle theft	552	20.6	15.1
Other theft	473	17.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	51	1.9	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	21	0.8	1
Criminal damage and arson	28	1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	247	9.2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	134	5	1.7

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