1Baleshwar

Baleshwar, 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: 2,078 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	55	2.4	2.2
Culpable homicide	0	0	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	56	2.4	2.1
Attempted rape	4	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	135	5.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	306	13.2	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	2,280	98.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	582	25.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	13	0.6	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	158	6.8	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	168	7.2	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	26	1.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	41	1.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	342	14.7	7.5
Vehicle theft	574	24.7	15.1
Other theft	729	31.4	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	41	1.8	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	17	0.7	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	184	7.9	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	12	0.5	1.7

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