Is Virudhunagar safe?

Virudhunagar: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 589 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Virudhunagar?

Virudhunagar: Weighted crime: 809 per 100,000 people (2024).

Recorded homicides in Virudhunagar (2024): 63.

6Virudhunagar

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: 809 per 100,000 people (2024)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	60	3.1	2.2
Culpable homicide	3	0.2	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	26	1.3	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	45	2.3	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	75	3.9	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	530	27.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	3	0.2	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	18	0.9	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	38	2	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	1	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	65	3.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	129	6.6	7.5
Vehicle theft	116	6	15.1
Other theft	131	6.7	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	5	0.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	53	2.7	1
Criminal damage and arson	23	1.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	66	3.4	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	11	0.6	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Virudhunagar safe?: Virudhunagar: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 589 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Virudhunagar?: Virudhunagar: Weighted crime: 809 per 100,000 people (2024).
How many murders are there in Virudhunagar?: Recorded homicides in Virudhunagar (2024): 63.