3Lucknow

Lucknow, 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: 1,313 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	97	2.1	2.2
Culpable homicide	22	0.5	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	162	3.5	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	281	6.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	185	4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	688	15	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	643	14	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	22	0.5	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	1,446	31.5	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	126	2.7	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	1	0	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	39	0.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	536	11.7	7.5
Vehicle theft	1,467	32	15.1
Other theft	1,279	27.9	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	10	0.2	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	12	0.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	9	0.2	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	1,252	27.3	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	482	10.5	1.7

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