Highest Crime in Afghanistan

Top 97 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Afghanistan

1 Rustāq 26 4.0 per 1K

2 Asadābād 34 4.0 per 1K

3 Aībak 32 4.0 per 1K

4 Fayzabad 01 4.0 per 1K

5 Lashkar Gāh 10 4.0 per 1K

6 Gereshk 10 4.0 per 1K

7 Farah 06 4.0 per 1K

8 Istālif 13 4.0 per 1K

9 Andkhōy 07 4.0 per 1K

10 Bahārak 01 4.0 per 1K

11 Nīlī 41 4.0 per 1K

12 Ghormach 02 4.0 per 1K

13 Shīnḏanḏ 11 4.0 per 1K

14 Paghmān 13 4.0 per 1K

15 Khān Neshīn 10 4.0 per 1K

16 Qarāwul 24 4.0 per 1K

17 Jurm 01 4.0 per 1K

18 Nahrīn 03 4.0 per 1K

19 Baraki Barak 17 4.0 per 1K

20 Ārt Khwājah 26 4.0 per 1K

21 Eslam Qaleh 11 4.0 per 1K

22 Karukh 11 4.0 per 1K

23 Mehtar Lām 35 4.0 per 1K

24 Kushk 11 4.0 per 1K

25 Shahrak 09 4.0 per 1K

26 Maymana 07 4.0 per 1K

27 Kabul 13 4.0 per 1K

28 Herāt 11 4.0 per 1K

29 Kandahār 23 4.0 per 1K

30 Mazār-e Sharīf 30 4.0 per 1K

31 Jalālābād 18 4.0 per 1K

32 Kunduz 24 4.0 per 1K

33 Ghazni 08 4.0 per 1K

34 Balkh 30 4.0 per 1K

35 Baghlān 03 4.0 per 1K

36 Gardez 36 4.0 per 1K

37 Khōst 37 4.0 per 1K

38 Āsmār 34 4.0 per 1K

39 Khanabad 24 4.0 per 1K

40 Bāzārak 42 4.0 per 1K

41 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 05 4.0 per 1K

42 Khulm 30 4.0 per 1K

43 Taloqan 26 4.0 per 1K

44 Bāmyān 05 4.0 per 1K

45 Pul-e Khumrī 03 4.0 per 1K

46 Shibirghān 31 4.0 per 1K

47 Charikar 40 4.0 per 1K

48 Sar-e Pul 33 4.0 per 1K

49 Zaranj 19 4.0 per 1K

50 Qarchī Gak 30 4.0 per 1K

51 Rūdbār 19 4.0 per 1K

52 Farkhār 26 4.0 per 1K

53 Zindah Jān 11 4.0 per 1K

54 Anār Darah 06 4.0 per 1K

55 Tarinkot 39 4.0 per 1K

56 Imām Şāḩib 24 4.0 per 1K

57 Darzāb 31 4.0 per 1K

58 ‘Alāqahdārī Dīshū 10 4.0 per 1K

59 Tagāw-Bāy 33 4.0 per 1K

60 Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Darwēshān 10 4.0 per 1K

61 Qala i Naw 02 4.0 per 1K

62 Yangī Qal‘ah 26 4.0 per 1K

63 Chīchkah 24 4.0 per 1K

64 Dasht-e Archī 24 4.0 per 1K

65 Qal‘ah-ye Shahr 33 4.0 per 1K

66 Sidqābād 14 4.0 per 1K

67 Zaṟah Sharan 29 4.0 per 1K

68 Markaz-e Sayyidābād 27 4.0 per 1K

69 Tīr Pul 11 4.0 per 1K

70 Muhmand Dara 18 4.0 per 1K

71 Tagāb 14 4.0 per 1K

72 Dowlatābād 30 4.0 per 1K

73 Khandūd 01 4.0 per 1K

74 Uruzgān 39 4.0 per 1K

75 Sang-e Chārak 33 4.0 per 1K

76 Khāsh 19 4.0 per 1K

77 Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 18 4.0 per 1K

78 Jabal os Saraj 40 4.0 per 1K

79 Qarqīn 31 4.0 per 1K

80 Barakī 17 4.0 per 1K

81 Fayrōz Kōh 09 4.0 per 1K

82 Mīrābād 19 4.0 per 1K

83 Zarghūn Shahr 29 4.0 per 1K

84 Sangīn 10 4.0 per 1K

85 Panjāb 05 4.0 per 1K

86 Mīr Bachah Kōṯ 13 4.0 per 1K

87 Pul-e ‘Alam 17 4.0 per 1K

88 Chīras 33 4.0 per 1K

89 Ḩukūmatī Azrah 17 4.0 per 1K

90 Qarah Bāgh 11 4.0 per 1K

91 Ghōriyān 11 4.0 per 1K

92 Qalāt 28 4.0 per 1K

93 Ashkāsham 01 4.0 per 1K

94 Kuhsān 11 4.0 per 1K

95 Tukzār 33 4.0 per 1K

96 Chahār Burj 11 4.0 per 1K

97 Larkird 33 4.0 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Afghanistan face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Rustāq has 4.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Rustāq is 1.0x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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