5Giridih

Giridih, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,015 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	88	3.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	47	1.9	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	113	4.7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	484	20.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	387	16	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	101	4.2	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	26	1.1	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	29	1.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	17	0.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	2	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	10	0.4	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	75	3.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	245	10.2	15.1
Other theft	519	21.5	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	177	7.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	9	0.4	1
Criminal damage and arson	7	0.3	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	133	5.5	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	0	0	1.7

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