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This is a list of [[States and territories of India|states and union territories]] of [[India]] ranked according to crime against women and rate of crime against women. The list is compiled from the ''2016 and 2018 Crime in India Report'' published by [[National Crime Records Bureau]] (NCRB), [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime in India 2016. Statistics.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/Crime%20in%20India%20-%202016%20Complete%20PDF%20291117.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Crime in India 2018. Statistics Volume 1.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/Crime%20in%20India%202018%20-%20Volume%201.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|page=195}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime in India 2019. Statistics Volume 1.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/CII%202019%20Volume%201.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref>
This is a list of [[States and territories of India|states and union territories]] of [[India]] ranked according to crime against women and rate of crime against women. The list is compiled from the ''2016 and 2018 Crime in India Report'' published by [[National Crime Records Bureau]] (NCRB), [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime in India 2016. Statistics.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/Crime%20in%20India%20-%202016%20Complete%20PDF%20291117.pdf|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Crime in India 2018. Statistics Volume 1.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/Crime%20in%20India%202018%20-%20Volume%201.pdf|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|page=195}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime in India 2019. Statistics Volume 1.|url=https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/CII%202019%20Volume%201.pdf|access-date=12 September 2021|website=National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref>


As of 2016, [[Delhi]] is the least safe State/UT with the highest cognizable crime rate of 160.4 (per 100,000 persons). [[Nagaland]] has the lowest incidence of crime based on the percentage of share.
As of 2016, [[Delhi]] is the least safe State/UT with the highest cognizable crime rate of 160.4 (per 100,000 persons). [[Nagaland]] has the lowest incidence of crime based on the percentage of share.


India ranks 148 out of 170 countries in the 'Women, Peace And Security Index 2021'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women, Peace, and Security Index|url=https://giwps.georgetown.edu/the-index/|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Georgetown Institute of Women Peace and Security|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Anushika|date=17 October 2019|title=India Ranks 133rd In The Women, Peace And Security Index 2019|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/india-133rd-women-peace-security-index-2019/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US}}</ref>
India ranks 128 out of 177 countries in the '[[Women Peace and Security Index|Women, Peace And Security Index]] 2023'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women, Peace, and Security Index|url=https://giwps.georgetown.edu/the-index/}}</ref>


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! rowspan="2" |Rank Based on Crime Rate (2016)
! rowspan="2" |Rank Based on Crime Rate (2016)
! rowspan="2" |Rate of Total Crime against Women (2018){{Efn|Crime rate is calculated as crime per one lakh of population.}}
! rowspan="2" |Rate of Total Crime against Women (2018){{Efn|Crime rate is calculated as crime per one lakh of population.}}
! rowspan="2" |Political entities with comparable crime rate (total crime rate)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime Rate By Country 2021|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/crime-rate-by-country|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908062143/https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/crime-rate-by-country|archive-date=8 September 2021|access-date=2021-09-12|website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>{{Efn|Here the comparison is with the total crime rate of these countries.}}{{Original research inline|date=September 2021}}
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! [[Andhra Pradesh]]  
! [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 16526 || 16362  
| 16526 || 16362  
|16438
|16438
| 4.8 || 8 || 63.5 ||  9
| 4.8 || 8 || 63.5 ||  9
|63.2
|63.2
|{{Flag|Nigeria}},
{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
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| 2  
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| 0.1  ||  27 || 58.7  ||  10
| 0.1  ||  27 || 58.7  ||  10
|51.1
|51.1
|{{Flag|Malaysia}},
{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
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| 3  
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| 6.2  || 6  ||  131.3 ||  2
| 6.2  || 6  ||  131.3 ||  2
|166.0
|166.0
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| 4  
| 4  
! [[Bihar]]  
! [[Bihar]]  
| 15393  ||  13400  
| 15393  ||  13400
|16920
|16920
| 4.0  ||  12 ||26.6   
| 4.0  ||  12 ||26.6   
|  29
|  29
|29.8
|29.8
|{{Flag|Slovakia}},
{{Flag|Portugal}}
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| 5  
| 5  
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| 1.8  || 16  || 45.9  ||  18
| 1.8  || 16  || 45.9  ||  18
|60.5
|60.5
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}},
{{Flag|Kenya}}
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| 6  
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|  0.1 ||  26 ||  40.5 ||  20
|  0.1 ||  26 ||  40.5 ||  20
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|{{Flag|Sweden}},
{{Flag|United States}}
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| 7  
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| 2.5  || 15  || 28.7  ||  27
| 2.5  || 15  || 28.7  ||  27
|26.0
|26.0
|{{Flag|Denmark}},
{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
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| 8  
| 8  
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|  2.9 ||  14 || 77.8  ||  6
|  2.9 ||  14 || 77.8  ||  6
|107.5
|107.5
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|  0.4 ||  22 ||  35.2 ||  24
|  0.4 ||  22 ||  35.2 ||  24
|45.6
|45.6
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}},
{{Flag|Belgium}}
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|  0.8 || 20  || 47.8  ||  16
|  0.8 || 20  || 47.8  ||  16
|54.0
|54.0
|{{Flag|Botswana}},
{{Flag|Maldives}}
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| 11  
| 11  
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|  1.6 || 17  || 33.2  ||  25
|  1.6 || 17  || 33.2  ||  25
|39.2
|39.2
|{{Flag|Malta}},
{{Flag|Turkey}}
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| 12  
| 12  
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| 4.2  || 11  || 45.8  ||  19
| 4.2  || 11  || 45.8  ||  19
|41.9
|41.9
|{{Flag|Greece}}
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| 3.0  || 13  ||  54.9 ||  12
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|57.5
|57.5
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
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| 14  
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|  7.8 || 5  || 71.1  ||  8
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|73.5
|73.5
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
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|60.9
|60.9
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
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| 0.1  || 28  || 19.6  ||  32
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|17.7
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
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|35.7
|35.7
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
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|42.2
|42.2
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
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|7.3
|7.3
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
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|91.3
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|55.5
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|87.1
|87.1
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|  0.3 ||  23 ||  53.9 ||  14
|  0.3 ||  23 ||  53.9 ||  14
|46.5
|46.5
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| 27  
! [[Uttar Pradesh]]  
! [[Uttar Pradesh]]  
| 38918  ||  49262  
| 38918  ||  49262  
|59445
|59691
| 14.5  || 1  || 47.5  ||  17
| 14.5  || 1  || 47.5  ||  17
|55.7
|55.7
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| 0.5  ||  21 ||  30.4 ||  26
| 0.5  ||  21 ||  30.4 ||  26
|52.2
|52.2
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| 29  
| 29  
! [[West Bengal]]  
! [[West Bengal]]  
|  38 ||  12
|  38 ||  12
|30394
|30
|  9.6 || 2  ||  71.2 ||  7
|  9.6 || 2  ||  71.2 ||  7
|64.4
|64.4
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|77.4
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|83.4
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|12.3
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| 4.5  ||  10 || 160.4  ||  1
|149.6
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|11||  0.0 || 36  || 21.4  ||  31
|36.7
|36.7
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| 36  
| 36  
! [[Pondicherry]]  
! [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]  
|  77 ||  95  
|  77 ||  95  
|166
|166
|  0.0 ||  33 || 12.8  ||  35
|  0.0 ||  33 || 12.8  ||  35
|21.6
|21.6
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 4 July 2025


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This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to crime against women and rate of crime against women. The list is compiled from the 2016 and 2018 Crime in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India.[1][2][3]

As of 2016, Delhi is the least safe State/UT with the highest cognizable crime rate of 160.4 (per 100,000 persons). Nagaland has the lowest incidence of crime based on the percentage of share.

India ranks 128 out of 177 countries in the 'Women, Peace And Security Index 2023'.[4]

List[edit | edit source]

S.No State/UT Crime against Women (IPC + SLL) Percentage Share of State/UT (2016) Rank Based on Incidence / % share (2016) Rate of Cognizable Crimes (2016) Rank Based on Crime Rate (2016) Rate of Total Crime against Women (2018)[lower-alpha 1]
2014 2016 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 16526 16362 16438 4.8 8 63.5 9 63.2
2 Arunachal Pradesh 351 367 368 0.1 27 58.7 10 51.1
3 Assam 19169 20869 27728 6.2 6 131.3 2 166.0
4 Bihar 15393 13400 16920 4.0 12 26.6 29 29.8
5 Chhattisgarh 6301 5947 8587 1.8 16 45.9 18 60.5
6 Goa 508 371 362 0.1 26 40.5 20 47.6
7 Gujarat 10854 8532 8329 2.5 15 28.7 27 26.0
8 Haryana 9010 9839 14326 2.9 14 77.8 6 107.5
9 Himachal Pradesh 1529 1222 1633 0.4 22 35.2 24 45.6
10 Jammu and Kashmir 3327 2850 3437 0.8 20 47.8 16 54.0
11 Jharkhand 6086 5453 7083 1.6 17 33.2 25 39.2
12 Karnataka 14004 14131 13514 4.2 11 45.8 19 41.9
13 Kerala 11451 10034 10461 3.0 13 54.9 12 57.5
14 Madhya Pradesh 28756 26604 28942 7.8 5 71.1 8 73.5
15 Maharashtra 26818 31388 35497 9.3 3 54.6 13 60.9
16 Manipur 337 253 271 0.1 28 19.6 32 17.7
17 Meghalaya 390 372 571 0.1 25 27.0 28 35.7
18 Mizoram 258 120 249 0.0 30 23.2 30 42.2
19 Nagaland 68 105 75 0.0 32 9.2 36 7.3
20 Odisha 14651 17837 20274 5.3 7 84.5 3 91.3
21 Punjab 5481 5105 5302 1.5 18 38.0 22 37.7
22 Rajasthan 31216 27422 27866 8.1 4 78.3 5 75.1
23 Sikkim 111 153 172 0.0 29 50.3 15 55.5
24 Tamil Nadu 6354 4463 5822 1.3 19 12.9 34 15.4
25 Telangana 14147 15374 16027 4.5 9 83.7 4 87.1
26 Tripura 1618 1013 907 0.3 23 53.9 14 46.5
27 Uttar Pradesh 38918 49262 59691 14.5 1 47.5 17 55.7
28 Uttrakhand 1413 1588 2817 0.5 21 30.4 26 52.2
29 West Bengal 38 12 30 9.6 2 71.2 7 64.4
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 117 108 147 0.0 31 40.1 21 77.4
31 Chandigarh 434 414 442 0.1 24 56.7 11 83.4
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 21 28 38 0.0 35 14.4 33 17.3
33 Daman and Diu 16 41 16 0.0 34 37.3 23 12.3
34 Delhi 15319 15310 13640 4.5 10 160.4 1 149.6
35 Lakshwadeep 4 9 11 0.0 36 21.4 31 36.7
36 Pondicherry 77 95 166 0.0 33 12.8 35 21.6

Notes:

  1. ↑ Crime rate is calculated as crime per one lakh of population.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Crime in India 2016. Statistics" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Crime in India 2018. Statistics Volume 1" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. p. 195. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Crime in India 2019. Statistics Volume 1" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women, Peace, and Security Index".
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