6Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 858 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	17	1.2	2.2
Culpable homicide	4	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	12	0.8	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	226	15.7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	53	3.7	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	291	20.2	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	66	4.6	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	43	3	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	12	0.8	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	4	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	7	0.5	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	99	6.9	7.5
Vehicle theft	60	4.2	15.1
Other theft	118	8.2	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	79	5.5	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	12	0.8	1
Criminal damage and arson	12	0.8	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	91	6.3	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	11	0.8	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 25 October 2026.