9Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime

9/10 in India · 7/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 540 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	56	1.3	2.2
Culpable homicide	11	0.2	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	10	0.2	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	88	2	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	72	1.6	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	0	0	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	125	2.8	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	30	0.7	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	967	21.8	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	13	0.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	0	0	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	0	0	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	285	6.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	502	11.3	15.1
Other theft	478	10.8	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	87	2	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	0	0	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	474	10.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	183	4.1	1.7

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