5Howrah

Howrah, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 953 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	74	1.5	2.2
Culpable homicide	9	0.2	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	25	0.5	2.1
Attempted rape	8	0.2	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	48	1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	596	12.3	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,228	25.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	377	7.8	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	10	0.2	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	1,077	22.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	4	0.1	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	201	4.1	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	42	0.9	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	4	0.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	67	1.4	15.1
Other theft	274	5.6	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	33	0.7	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	13	0.3	1
Criminal damage and arson	16	0.3	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	554	11.4	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	155	3.2	1.7

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