3Thoothukkudi

Thoothukkudi, 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: 1,317 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	70	4.1	2.2
Culpable homicide	5	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	15	0.9	2.1
Attempted rape	4	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	98	5.7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	187	10.9	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	733	42.8	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	18	1.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	10	0.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	79	4.6	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	6	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	169	9.9	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	197	11.5	7.5
Vehicle theft	102	6	15.1
Other theft	163	9.5	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	1	0.1	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	90	5.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	132	7.7	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	53	3.1	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	31	1.8	1.7

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