5Amritsar

Amritsar, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in India · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,054 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	82	3.3	2.2
Culpable homicide	32	1.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	56	2.2	2.1
Attempted rape	1	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	70	2.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	160	6.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	433	17.4	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	201	8.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	4	0.2	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	100	4	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	36	1.4	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	40	1.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	282	11.3	7.5
Vehicle theft	333	13.4	15.1
Other theft	561	22.5	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	0	0	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	7	0.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	13	0.5	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	266	10.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	24	1	1.7

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