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.NoState/UT201420152016Percentage Share of State/UT (2016)[2]Rank Based on Incidence / % share (2016)Rate of Cognizable Crimes (2016)Rank Based on Crime Rate (2016)
1Andhra pradesh1652615967163624.8863.509
2Arunachal Pradesh3513843670.12758.710
3Assam1916923365208696.26131.32
4Bihar1539313904134004.01226.629
5Chhattisgarh6301578359471.81645.918
6Goa5083923710.12640.520
7Gujarat10854777785322.51528.727
8Haryana9010951198392.91477.86
9Himachal Pradesh1529129512220.42235.224
10Jammu and Kashmir3327336628500.82047.816
11Jharkhand6086656854531.61733.225
12Karnataka1400412775141314.21145.819
13Kerala114519767100343.01354.912
14Madhya Pradesh2875624231266047.8571.18
15Maharashtra2681831216313889.3354.613
16Manipur3372662530.12819.632
17Meghalaya3903373720.12527.028
18Mizoram2581581200.03023.230
19Nagaland68911050.0329.236
20Odisha1465117200178375.3784.53
21Punjab5481534051051.51838.022
22Rajasthan3121628224274228.1478.35
23Sikkim111531530.02950.315
24Tamil Nadu6354591944631.31912.934
25Telangana1414715425153744.5983.74
26Tripura1618126710130.32353.914
27Uttar Pradesh38918359084926214.5147.517
28Uttrakhand1413146515880.52130.426
29West Bengal3842433318325139.6271.27
30Andaman and Nicobar Islands1171361080.03140.121
31Chandigarh4344684140.12456.711
32Dadra and Nagar Haveli2125280.03514.433
33Daman and Diu1629410.03437.323
34Delhi1531917222153104.510160.41
35Lakshwadeep4990.03621.431
36Pondicherry7782950.03312.835

Notes

  1. "Crime in India 2016" (PDF). National Crime Record Bureau. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Crime in India 2016" (PDF). National Crime Record Bureau. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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