4Kishanganj

Kishanganj, 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: 1,078 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	20	1.2	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	50	3	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	4	0.2	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	3	0.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,171	69.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	169	10	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	20	1.2	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	36	2.1	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	10	0.6	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	3	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	6	0.4	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	33	2	7.5
Vehicle theft	236	14	15.1
Other theft	185	10.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	12	0.7	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	2	0.1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	70	4.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	9	0.5	1.7

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