7Prayagraj

Prayagraj, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 711 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	105	1.8	2.2
Culpable homicide	37	0.6	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	94	1.6	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	270	4.5	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	141	2.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	457	7.7	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	363	6.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	54	0.9	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	612	10.3	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	21	0.4	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	4	0.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	37	0.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	388	6.5	7.5
Vehicle theft	812	13.6	15.1
Other theft	498	8.4	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	76	1.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	21	0.4	1
Criminal damage and arson	25	0.4	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	367	6.2	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	197	3.3	1.7

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