4Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in India · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,197 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	87	2.9	2.2
Culpable homicide	7	0.2	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	50	1.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	12	0.4	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	91	3	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,039	34.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	785	25.9	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	34	1.1	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	80	2.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	67	2.2	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	6	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	64	2.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	150	5	7.5
Vehicle theft	1,008	33.3	15.1
Other theft	602	19.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	267	8.8	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	1	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	22	0.7	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	378	12.5	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	5	0.2	1.7

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