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Malda, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in India · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 2,076 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	80	2	2.2
Culpable homicide	3	0.1	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	125	3.2	2.1
Attempted rape	85	2.1	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	122	3.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	3,698	93.4	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	1,557	39.3	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	519	13.1	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	16	0.4	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	722	18.2	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	12	0.3	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	52	1.3	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	31	0.8	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	5	0.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	78	2	15.1
Other theft	367	9.3	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	14	0.4	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	38	1	1
Criminal damage and arson	35	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	316	8	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	96	2.4	1.7

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