Highest Crime in Iran

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Iran

1 Sūleqān 26 2.4 per 1K

2 Ardāq 38 2.4 per 1K

3 Komeshcheh 28 2.4 per 1K

4 Shalmān 08 2.4 per 1K

5 Qeshlāq 26 2.4 per 1K

6 Āq Qāyeh 37 2.4 per 1K

7 Sarvābād 16 2.4 per 1K

8 Dastnā’ 03 2.4 per 1K

9 Āyask 41 2.4 per 1K

10 Jām Khāneh 35 2.4 per 1K

11 Lārīm 35 2.4 per 1K

12 Yūsefābād 26 2.4 per 1K

13 Pīr Bāzār 08 2.4 per 1K

14 Shahrak-e Emām Ḩasan 26 2.4 per 1K

15 Fīshvar 07 2.4 per 1K

16 Farrokhābād 26 2.4 per 1K

17 Chamāz Kotī 35 2.4 per 1K

18 Sara'eyn 33 2.4 per 1K

19 Asadīyeh 41 2.4 per 1K

20 Māhneshān 36 2.4 per 1K

21 Dehdez 15 2.4 per 1K

22 Sīn 28 2.4 per 1K

23 Chūbar 08 2.4 per 1K

24 Khūsf 41 2.4 per 1K

25 Hashatjīn 32 2.4 per 1K

26 Bāzār Jom‘eh-ye Shānderman 08 2.4 per 1K

27 Farmahīn 34 2.4 per 1K

28 ‘Anbarān 32 2.4 per 1K

29 Pīshkamar 37 2.4 per 1K

30 Dīshmūk 05 2.4 per 1K

31 Akbarābād 07 2.4 per 1K

32 Halor 11 2.4 per 1K

33 Nashtārūd 35 2.4 per 1K

34 Nīr 32 2.4 per 1K

35 Fīrūzeh 42 2.4 per 1K

36 Hormoz 11 2.4 per 1K

37 Shāhpūrābād 28 2.4 per 1K

38 Zāgh Marz 35 2.4 per 1K

39 Solţānābād 42 2.4 per 1K

40 Kujuvar 33 2.4 per 1K

41 Shahrak-e Madanī 15 2.4 per 1K

42 Chaqābol 23 2.4 per 1K

43 Bālā Deh 07 2.4 per 1K

44 Īj 07 2.4 per 1K

45 Ārādān 25 2.4 per 1K

46 Gahrū 03 2.4 per 1K

47 Kelārābād 35 2.4 per 1K

48 Jūjīl 28 2.4 per 1K

49 Aşlān Dūz 32 2.4 per 1K

50 Leylān 33 2.4 per 1K

51 Kahrīz 13 2.4 per 1K

52 Kūmeleh 08 2.4 per 1K

53 Shahrak-e Pābedānā 29 2.4 per 1K

54 Ābī Beyglū 32 2.4 per 1K

55 Deh Pahn 13 2.4 per 1K

56 Dūst Moḩammad Khān 04 2.4 per 1K

57 Now Kandeh 37 2.4 per 1K

58 Sorkhrūd-e Gharbī 35 2.4 per 1K

59 Marjaghal 08 2.4 per 1K

60 Khūr 28 2.4 per 1K

61 Akhand 22 2.4 per 1K

62 Ābdān 22 2.4 per 1K

63 Orzū’īyeh 29 2.4 per 1K

64 Aşgharābād 28 2.4 per 1K

65 Fahraj 29 2.4 per 1K

66 Shalamzār 03 2.4 per 1K

67 Sardasht-e Zeydūn 15 2.4 per 1K

68 Fasham 26 2.4 per 1K

69 Jowzdān 28 2.4 per 1K

70 Anbār Ālūm 37 2.4 per 1K

71 Karkevand 28 2.4 per 1K

72 Gīvī 32 2.4 per 1K

73 Bardestān 22 2.4 per 1K

74 Āstāneh 34 2.4 per 1K

75 Lashgarābād 44 2.4 per 1K

76 Laţīfī 07 2.4 per 1K

77 Beyram 07 2.4 per 1K

78 Khūr 07 2.4 per 1K

79 Shālāsh 35 2.4 per 1K

80 Jelīn 37 2.4 per 1K

81 Īzad Shahr 35 2.4 per 1K

82 Torkamān 33 2.4 per 1K

83 Roshtkhvār 42 2.4 per 1K

84 Solţānīyeh 36 2.4 per 1K

85 Ma‘mūlān 23 2.4 per 1K

86 Kalāt-e Nāderī 42 2.4 per 1K

87 Rūyān 35 2.4 per 1K

88 Khondāb 34 2.4 per 1K

89 Sīsakht 05 2.4 per 1K

90 Kalleh Bast 35 2.4 per 1K

91 Şāleḩābād 09 2.4 per 1K

92 Chū’ebdeh-ye Yek 15 2.4 per 1K

93 Bahnemīr 35 2.4 per 1K

94 Zāzerān 28 2.4 per 1K

95 Kīā Kolā 35 2.4 per 1K

96 Ābbar 36 2.4 per 1K

97 Shaft 08 2.4 per 1K

98 Khārk 22 2.4 per 1K

99 Chāboksar 08 2.4 per 1K

100 Pol-e Sefīd 35 2.4 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Iran face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Sūleqān has 2.4 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 Sūleqān is 0.6x 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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