2Ernakulam

Ernakulam, 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: 1,659 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	52	1.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	18	0.5	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	183	5.6	2.1
Attempted rape	5	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	612	18.6	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	392	11.9	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,623	49.4	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	46	1.4	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	431	13.1	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	121	3.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	16	0.5	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	32	1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	318	9.7	7.5
Vehicle theft	378	11.5	15.1
Other theft	558	17	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	125	3.8	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	228	6.9	1
Criminal damage and arson	159	4.8	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	2,104	64.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	63	1.9	1.7

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