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Dewas, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in India · 4/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,278 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	32	2	2.2
Culpable homicide	2	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	91	5.8	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	122	7.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	39	2.5	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	597	38.2	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	193	12.3	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	5	0.3	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	191	12.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	8	0.5	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	9	0.6	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	9	0.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	188	12	7.5
Vehicle theft	359	23	15.1
Other theft	298	19.1	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	37	2.4	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	2	0.1	1
Criminal damage and arson	14	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	80	5.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	34	2.2	1.7

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