8South Goa

South Goa, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in India · 7/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 624 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	13	1.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	3	0.4	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	42	5.2	2.1
Attempted rape	1	0.1	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	31	3.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	10	1.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	93	11.5	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	36	4.5	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	1	0.1	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	1	0.1	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	5	0.6	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	2	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	2	0.2	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	62	7.7	7.5
Vehicle theft	44	5.5	15.1
Other theft	63	7.8	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	18	2.2	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	11	1.4	1
Criminal damage and arson	18	2.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	69	8.6	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	15	1.9	1.7

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