Is Jagdalpur safe?
India · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04
Jagdalpur is a city in India, home to about 145k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,245 of 6,168, with a safety score of 62.4 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.
Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)
- UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country5 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Deadliest recorded locations nearby
- between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad forest bordering Orchha on the Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border, in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region38 deaths · 1 event
- the hilly forested area under Kirandul Police Station limits in Dantewada District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh9 deaths · 1 event
- Abujhmad area under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, in the forest along the border of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts falling under Abujhmad area7 deaths · 1 event
UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Jagdalpur, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.
Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country
- India-Pakistan border area
- Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
- Manipur
- travel by air to and from the city of Jammu
- travel within the city of Jammu
Named in the official UK travel advice for India (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Jagdalpur.
How safe is Jagdalpur really?
No published homicide figure exists for Jagdalpur itself, so the national rate stands in: India recorded 2.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 - close to the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. India is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 25.5), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.
Jagdalpur also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 122 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 61 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad forest bordering Orchha on the Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border, in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region (38 deaths), the hilly forested area under Kirandul Police Station limits in Dantewada District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh (9 deaths), Abujhmad area under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, in the forest along the border of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts falling under Abujhmad area (7 deaths).
What the travel advisories say
The US State Department currently rates India at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2025-06-15). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 5 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.
What to watch out for in India
Terrorism in India · Demonstrations and mass gatherings · Protecting your belongings · Scams · Drink and food spiking · Methanol poisoning · Sexual assault · Dress code · Alcohol laws and bans · Smoking and vapes bans · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Using cameras and binoculars in secure areas · Satellite phones and other devices · Swimming safety · +14 more
Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for India — country-level, not specific to Jagdalpur. Read what each one says →
The numbers
- Homicide rate
- 2.7 /100knational rate, 2023
- Conflict deaths
- 122within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
- Income inequality
- Gini 25.5country, 2022
- Human development
- HDI 0.685country, 2023
- Income
- $11,600/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
- Population
- 145kurban centre · 8,028/km²
Country context for travelers
- Road deaths
- 15.6 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
- Political stability
- 52/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
- Rule of law
- 56/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
- Corruption perceptions
- 39/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
- Natural-hazard risk
- 5.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Women, Peace & Security
- 0.61Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
- Air quality
- 54.1 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
- Safely managed drinking water
- 76%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
- Healthcare capacity
- 0.7 doctors /1k1.6 hospital beds per 1,000
- Malaria
- 2 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only
Natural hazards in India
- Flood
- 9.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Earthquake
- 8.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Tsunami
- 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Cyclone
- 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Drought
- 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe India as a whole, not Jagdalpur specifically.
Same-sex sexual activity is legal in India (as of 2025).
All country-level figures shared by every city in India; none of them affect the safety score.
How the score works
One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Jagdalpur that gives 62.4/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →
Jagdalpur compared with Jeypore
| Measure | Jagdalpur | Jeypore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 62.4 | 67.2 | −4.8 — better for Jeypore |
| Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate | 2.7 /100k | 2.7 /100k | ±0.0 /100k |
| Conflict deaths within 100 km | 122 | 20 | +102 — better for Jeypore |
Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in India, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Jeypore →
Nearby cities
- Jeypore 67.2
- Rayagada 71.1
- Bhawanipatna 67.8
- Vizianagaram 73.6
- Anakapalle 78.3
- Dhamtari 68.0
- Ukkunagaram Township 78.3
- Tuni 73.6
See Jagdalpur on the interactive map → · Safest cities in Asia → · Full travel briefings →