8Hooghly

Hooghly, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in India · 7/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 624 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	90	1.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	5	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	40	0.7	2.1
Attempted rape	20	0.4	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	43	0.8	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	410	7.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	262	4.7	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	232	4.2	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	19	0.3	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	1,082	19.6	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	17	0.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	151	2.7	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	2	0	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	4	0.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	37	0.7	15.1
Other theft	384	7	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	14	0.3	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	0	0	1
Criminal damage and arson	26	0.5	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	537	9.7	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	26	0.5	1.7

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