List of states and union territories of India by crime rate

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Total IPC crimes (only IPC crime rate, not IPC & SLL crimes)^[1]

States and union territories of India ordered by
Area Population GDP (per capita) Abbreviations Access to safe drinking water Availability of toilets Capitals Child nutrition Crime rate Ease of doing business Electricity penetration Exports Fertility rate Forest cover Highest point HDI Home ownership Household size Human trafficking Infant mortality rate Institutional delivery Life expectancy at birth Literacy rate Media exposure Number of vehicles Number of voters Open defecation Origin of name Past population Places of worship Poverty rate Power capacity Safety of women School enrollment rate Sex ratio Suicide rate Tax revenues TV ownership Transport network Underweight people Unemployment rate Vaccination coverage Wildlife population
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The crime rate (crime incidence per 100,000 of population) in India has decreased from 487.8 in 2020 to 445.9 in 2021 according to the National Crime Records Bureau.^[2] Crime occurrence and crime rate varies from state to state and also by the type of crime.

Among states, Uttar Pradesh has the highest crime rate, and Nagaland has the lowest crime rate in 2021.^[2] Overall, Delhi has the highest crime rate, and D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu has the lowest crime rate in 2021.^[2]

Violent crimes are particularly high in Eastern India, Northeast India, National Capital Region (India). Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh have violent crime rate higher than the national average in 2021.^[2]

Jharkhand has the highest murder rate in 2021.^[2]

Chandigarh has the Highest Rape Rates in India

Rajasthan has the highest rape cases in 2021.^[2]

Delhi has the highest kidnapping and robbery rate in 2021.^[2]

Punjab has the highest government-sponsored drugs trafficking rate in 2021.^[2]

Uttar Pradesh has the highest illegal arms seizure rate in 2021.^[2]

Some causes of crimes are region specific.^[3] Insurgents committed 178 crimes in 2021, mostly in Manipur. Left wing extremists committed 387 crimes in 2021, mostly in Chhattisgarh. Terrorists committed 380 crimes in 2021, mostly in Jammu & Kashmir.^[3]

Mizoram has the highest conviction rate, while Lakshadweep has the lowest conviction rate in 2021.^[4]