6Dindigul

Dindigul, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 837 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	47	2.2	2.2
Culpable homicide	12	0.6	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	15	0.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	39	1.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	46	2.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	813	37.6	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	3	0.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	32	1.5	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	50	2.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	6	0.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	78	3.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	150	6.9	7.5
Vehicle theft	107	5	15.1
Other theft	189	8.8	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	76	3.5	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	38	1.8	1
Criminal damage and arson	19	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	52	2.4	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	4	0.2	1.7

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