4Aligarh

Aligarh, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in India · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,174 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	60	1.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	13	0.4	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	25	0.7	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	273	7.4	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	224	6.1	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,334	36.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	312	8.5	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	48	1.3	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	556	15.1	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	37	1	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	2	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	122	3.3	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	149	4.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	476	13	15.1
Other theft	878	23.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	224	6.1	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	4	0.1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	466	12.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	155	4.2	1.7

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