Indian states ranking by safety of women
This is a list of States and Union Territories of India which is ranked according to the safety of women as of 2016 based on the number of reported sexual assault cases. The list is compiled from the 2016 Crime in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India.
As of 2016, Delhi is the least safe State/UT with the highest cognizable crime rate of 160.4 (per 100,000 persons) and Bihar has the highest incidence of crime on women based on percentage of share.[1] Nagaland has the lowest crime rate against women. Lakshwadeep has the lowest incidence of crime based on the percentage of share.
| S.No | State/UT | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Percentage Share of State/UT (2016)[2] | Rank Based on Incidence / % share (2016) | Rate of Cognizable Crimes (2016) | Rank Based on Crime Rate (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra pradesh | 16526 | 15967 | 16362 | 4.8 | 8 | 63.5 | 09 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 351 | 384 | 367 | 0.1 | 27 | 58.7 | 10 |
| 3 | Assam | 19169 | 23365 | 20869 | 6.2 | 6 | 131.3 | 2 |
| 4 | Bihar | 15393 | 13904 | 13400 | 4.0 | 12 | 26.6 | 29 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 6301 | 5783 | 5947 | 1.8 | 16 | 45.9 | 18 |
| 6 | Goa | 508 | 392 | 371 | 0.1 | 26 | 40.5 | 20 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 10854 | 7777 | 8532 | 2.5 | 15 | 28.7 | 27 |
| 8 | Haryana | 9010 | 9511 | 9839 | 2.9 | 14 | 77.8 | 6 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 1529 | 1295 | 1222 | 0.4 | 22 | 35.2 | 24 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3327 | 3366 | 2850 | 0.8 | 20 | 47.8 | 16 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 6086 | 6568 | 5453 | 1.6 | 17 | 33.2 | 25 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 14004 | 12775 | 14131 | 4.2 | 11 | 45.8 | 19 |
| 13 | Kerala | 11451 | 9767 | 10034 | 3.0 | 13 | 54.9 | 12 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 28756 | 24231 | 26604 | 7.8 | 5 | 71.1 | 8 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 26818 | 31216 | 31388 | 9.3 | 3 | 54.6 | 13 |
| 16 | Manipur | 337 | 266 | 253 | 0.1 | 28 | 19.6 | 32 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 390 | 337 | 372 | 0.1 | 25 | 27.0 | 28 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 258 | 158 | 120 | 0.0 | 30 | 23.2 | 30 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 68 | 91 | 105 | 0.0 | 32 | 9.2 | 36 |
| 20 | Odisha | 14651 | 17200 | 17837 | 5.3 | 7 | 84.5 | 3 |
| 21 | Punjab | 5481 | 5340 | 5105 | 1.5 | 18 | 38.0 | 22 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 31216 | 28224 | 27422 | 8.1 | 4 | 78.3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 111 | 53 | 153 | 0.0 | 29 | 50.3 | 15 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 6354 | 5919 | 4463 | 1.3 | 19 | 12.9 | 34 |
| 25 | Telangana | 14147 | 15425 | 15374 | 4.5 | 9 | 83.7 | 4 |
| 26 | Tripura | 1618 | 1267 | 1013 | 0.3 | 23 | 53.9 | 14 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 38918 | 35908 | 49262 | 14.5 | 1 | 47.5 | 17 |
| 28 | Uttrakhand | 1413 | 1465 | 1588 | 0.5 | 21 | 30.4 | 26 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 38424 | 33318 | 32513 | 9.6 | 2 | 71.2 | 7 |
| 30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 117 | 136 | 108 | 0.0 | 31 | 40.1 | 21 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 434 | 468 | 414 | 0.1 | 24 | 56.7 | 11 |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 21 | 25 | 28 | 0.0 | 35 | 14.4 | 33 |
| 33 | Daman and Diu | 16 | 29 | 41 | 0.0 | 34 | 37.3 | 23 |
| 34 | Delhi | 15319 | 17222 | 15310 | 4.5 | 10 | 160.4 | 1 |
| 35 | Lakshwadeep | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 36 | 21.4 | 31 |
| 36 | Pondicherry | 77 | 82 | 95 | 0.0 | 33 | 12.8 | 35 |
Notes
- "Crime in India 2016" (PDF). National Crime Record Bureau. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Crime in India 2016" (PDF). National Crime Record Bureau. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
References
- http://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/CII/CII2016/pdfs/Table%203A.1.pdf NCRB, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
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