Bengaluru Records Highest Suicide Rate Among Indian Cities

Bengaluru recorded one of the highest suicide counts among Indian cities in the National Crime Records Bureau’s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India series. The city’s suicide rate remained close to 20 per lakh population in 2022, 2023 and 2024, placing it at the top among major Indian cities on this measure.

National Crime Records Bureau and ADSI

The National Crime Records Bureau is a central agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It publishes the annual Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report, which compiles data on accidental deaths, suicides and related causes across States, Union Territories and selected cities.

City-wise suicide data

In 2024, Bengaluru recorded 2,403 suicides in the 53 mega-cities category, while Delhi recorded 2,905 suicides. Delhi had a lower suicide rate of 9.8 per lakh population because of its larger population base. The NCRB’s 2023 data, released in September 2025, placed Bengaluru at 2,370 reported suicide deaths. This figure was higher than the 2,313 suicides recorded in 2022.

Major causes recorded in NCRB data

Family problems and illness, including mental illness, accounted for nearly half of all suicides in India in 2023. Economic vulnerability also formed a major category, with 66% of total suicides in 2023 occurring among persons earning less than ₹1 lakh annually. Urban suicides in large cities are linked in public health studies to migration stress, work pressure, isolation, rising living costs and weak social support systems. These factors are commonly discussed in relation to metropolitan suicide patterns in India.

Important Facts for Exams

• The NCRB stands for the National Crime Records Bureau.
• ADSI stands for Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India.
• Suicide rate is usually measured per lakh population.
• Delhi and Bengaluru are among the 53 mega-cities covered in NCRB city-wise suicide data.

The NCRB publishes annual suicide statistics for States, Union Territories and selected cities. Bengaluru has remained the city with the highest suicide rate among major Indian cities in recent NCRB data.