4Meerut

Meerut, 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: 1,081 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	2.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	10	0.3	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	60	1.7	2.1
Attempted rape	8	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	162	4.7	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	233	6.8	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	318	9.2	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	484	14.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	34	1	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	724	21	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	52	1.5	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	3	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	8	0.2	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	123	3.6	7.5
Vehicle theft	640	18.6	15.1
Other theft	709	20.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	44	1.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	9	0.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	30	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	325	9.4	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	126	3.7	1.7

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