1Bhopal

Bhopal, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in India · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 2,083 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	56	2.4	2.2
Culpable homicide	7	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	197	8.3	2.1
Attempted rape	2	0.1	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	313	13.2	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	145	6.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,210	51	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	726	30.6	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	22	0.9	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	535	22.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	42	1.8	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	9	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	8	0.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	502	21.2	7.5
Vehicle theft	1,394	58.8	15.1
Other theft	891	37.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	27	1.1	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	5	0.2	1
Criminal damage and arson	29	1.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	313	13.2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	39	1.6	1.7

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