2Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in India · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,642 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	121	2.5	2.2
Culpable homicide	5	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	64	1.3	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	6	0.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	311	6.5	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	4,249	88.5	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	1,133	23.6	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	80	1.7	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	44	0.9	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	87	1.8	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	6	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	37	0.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	271	5.6	7.5
Vehicle theft	1,388	28.9	15.1
Other theft	888	18.5	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	69	1.4	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	1	0	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	387	8.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	52	1.1	1.7

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