Which Indian cities show the strongest kidnapping reporting signal?
A comparison of 45 Indian cities covered by Prism Geo.
44 pass the evidence gates and are ranked by exact
kidnapping-tagged news reports per 10,000 civic reports.
This measures the prominence of a topic in coverage—not real-world incidence, prevalence, or safety.
Geographic view · 44 city-linked districts
Where the kidnapping reporting signal is concentrated
Every highlighted polygon is the 2021 administrative district containing a ranked city's coordinate. Color shows the city's reporting-signal rank band—not a measured district-wide rate, prevalence, or severity assessment.
Boundary geometry: geoBoundaries, ADM2, 2021 representation, Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0. Districts are visual locators for city-ranked data and may not reflect later administrative changes.
How to read this ranking
Gwalior leads the normalized comparison at 161.09
tagged reports per 10,000 civic reports. Mumbai leads raw volume
with 330 reports. The two leaders can differ because normalization
controls for each city's overall civic-news footprint.
Cities evaluated
45
existing India profiles
Cities ranked
44
passed both evidence gates
Normalized leader
Gwalior
161.09 per 10K
Raw-volume leader
Mumbai
330 tagged reports
Largest recent rise
Kota
+116.99 per-10K points
National comparison
-0.72
recent per-10K change
Computed findings
What stands out
Normalization changes the picture: Gwalior ranks first by coverage share,
while Mumbai ranks first by article volume.
Coverage is concentrated: Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru account for 29.8% of all
qualifying tagged reports in this table.
The aggregate signal moved from 27.18 per 10,000 reports in 2021–2023
to 26.46 in 2024–2025 across the 45-city universe.
Kota has the largest recent rise among cities with at least ten
tagged reports: +116.99 per-10K points.
Complete ranking
Primary and companion measures
Kidnapping reporting signal by city
The primary rank uses tagged reports per 10,000 civic reports. Raw rank,
recent change, and active years show whether a result depends on city size, timing, or a narrow burst.
65 tagged reports appeared within
4,035 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
161.09 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 131.80 in 2021–2023 versus 202.02
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 9 reports (13.8%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
23 tagged reports appeared within
2,590 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
88.80 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 39.84 in 2021–2023 versus 156.83
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 7 reports (30.4%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
47 tagged reports appeared within
5,388 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
87.23 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 100.78 in 2021–2023 versus 62.66
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 22 reports (46.8%) and conclusion language in 4 (8.5%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
36 tagged reports appeared within
4,191 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
85.90 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 64.03 in 2021–2023 versus 130.43
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 20 reports (55.6%) and conclusion language in 1 (2.8%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
89 tagged reports appeared within
10,393 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
85.63 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 80.35 in 2021–2023 versus 92.12
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 16 reports (18.0%) and conclusion language in 1 (1.1%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
88 tagged reports appeared within
10,412 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
84.52 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 81.52 in 2021–2023 versus 89.03
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 33 reports (37.5%) and conclusion language in 8 (9.1%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
23 tagged reports appeared within
3,394 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
67.77 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 78.53 in 2021–2023 versus 53.91
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 9 reports (39.1%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
47 tagged reports appeared within
7,439 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
63.18 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 60.02 in 2021–2023 versus 69.04
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 22 reports (46.8%) and conclusion language in 6 (12.8%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
77 tagged reports appeared within
12,851 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
59.92 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 64.90 in 2021–2023 versus 43.49
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 37 reports (48.1%) and conclusion language in 1 (1.3%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
94 tagged reports appeared within
17,010 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
55.26 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 50.46 in 2021–2023 versus 61.96
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 34 reports (36.2%) and conclusion language in 9 (9.6%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
40 tagged reports appeared within
7,407 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
54.00 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 62.78 in 2021–2023 versus 40.72
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 11 reports (27.5%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
87 tagged reports appeared within
16,200 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
53.70 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a broadly stable share of local civic coverage: 53.45 in 2021–2023 versus 54.15
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 32 reports (36.8%) and conclusion language in 2 (2.3%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
83 tagged reports appeared within
16,169 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
51.33 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 84.59 in 2021–2023 versus 16.47
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 42 reports (50.6%) and conclusion language in 35 (42.2%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
53 tagged reports appeared within
10,447 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
50.73 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 60.35 in 2021–2023 versus 32.85
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 14 reports (26.4%) and conclusion language in 3 (5.7%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
39 tagged reports appeared within
8,318 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
46.89 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 48.58 in 2021–2023 versus 45.06
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 18 reports (46.2%) and conclusion language in 4 (10.3%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
17 tagged reports appeared within
3,657 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
46.49 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 56.18 in 2021–2023 versus 38.93
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 6 reports (35.3%) and conclusion language in 1 (5.9%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
108 tagged reports appeared within
23,841 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
45.30 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 46.53 in 2021–2023 versus 43.56
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 61 reports (56.5%) and conclusion language in 3 (2.8%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
158 tagged reports appeared within
36,239 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
43.60 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 41.93 in 2021–2023 versus 45.84
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 59 reports (37.3%) and conclusion language in 2 (1.3%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
14 tagged reports appeared within
3,256 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
43.00 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 62.89 in 2021–2023 versus 8.41
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 7 reports (50.0%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
19 tagged reports appeared within
4,674 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
40.65 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 9.15 in 2021–2023 versus 68.33
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 7 reports (36.8%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
15 tagged reports appeared within
3,699 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
40.55 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 65.21 in 2021–2023 versus 6.44
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 5 reports (33.3%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
80 tagged reports appeared within
20,361 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
39.29 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 35.00 in 2021–2023 versus 45.44
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 41 reports (51.2%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
42 tagged reports appeared within
11,332 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
37.06 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 43.05 in 2021–2023 versus 27.50
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 8 reports (19.0%) and conclusion language in 1 (2.4%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
87 tagged reports appeared within
26,153 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
33.27 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 45.33 in 2021–2023 versus 18.12
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 17 reports (19.5%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
14 tagged reports appeared within
4,339 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
32.27 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 22.27 in 2021–2023 versus 48.63
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 4 reports (28.6%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
52 tagged reports appeared within
17,398 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
29.89 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 23.76 in 2021–2023 versus 37.58
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 20 reports (38.5%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
10 tagged reports appeared within
3,489 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
28.66 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 23.26 in 2021–2023 versus 43.96
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 2 reports (20.0%) and conclusion language in 1 (10.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
46 tagged reports appeared within
16,621 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
27.68 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 26.74 in 2021–2023 versus 29.27
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 14 reports (30.4%) and conclusion language in 1 (2.2%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
330 tagged reports appeared within
119,517 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
27.61 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 29.79 in 2021–2023 versus 23.91
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 179 reports (54.2%) and conclusion language in 13 (3.9%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
158 tagged reports appeared within
58,199 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
27.15 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 18.52 in 2021–2023 versus 36.13
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 51 reports (32.3%) and conclusion language in 1 (0.6%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
90 tagged reports appeared within
35,340 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
25.47 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a broadly stable share of local civic coverage: 25.79 in 2021–2023 versus 24.98
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 26 reports (28.9%) and conclusion language in 2 (2.2%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
9 tagged reports appeared within
4,098 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
21.96 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 13.80 in 2021–2023 versus 41.70
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 2 reports (22.2%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
6 tagged reports appeared within
2,820 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
21.28 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 36.32 in 2021–2023 versus 0.00
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 3 reports (50.0%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
20 tagged reports appeared within
9,750 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
20.51 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 13.27 in 2021–2023 versus 29.05
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 9 reports (45.0%) and conclusion language in 3 (15.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
28 tagged reports appeared within
13,958 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
20.06 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 20.95 in 2021–2023 versus 18.63
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2021.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 9 reports (32.1%) and conclusion language in 2 (7.1%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
53 tagged reports appeared within
27,784 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
19.08 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 17.72 in 2021–2023 versus 20.73
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 33 reports (62.3%) and conclusion language in 2 (3.8%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
12 tagged reports appeared within
6,520 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
18.40 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 28.14 in 2021–2023 versus 3.83
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 4 reports (33.3%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
25 tagged reports appeared within
14,562 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
17.17 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 6.90 in 2021–2023 versus 32.38
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2025.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 13 reports (52.0%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
304 tagged reports appeared within
297,207 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
10.23 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a broadly stable share of local civic coverage: 10.46 in 2021–2023 versus 9.87
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 168 reports (55.3%) and conclusion language in 14 (4.6%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
8 tagged reports appeared within
8,910 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
8.98 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 12.77 in 2021–2023 versus 2.92
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 5 reports (62.5%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
19 tagged reports appeared within
22,311 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
8.52 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 10.57 in 2021–2023 versus 4.18
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2023.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 11 reports (57.9%) and conclusion language in 5 (26.3%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
12 tagged reports appeared within
14,806 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
8.10 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 6.23 in 2021–2023 versus 11.59
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2024.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 5 reports (41.7%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
7 tagged reports appeared within
9,077 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
7.71 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a rising share of local civic coverage: 6.40 in 2021–2023 versus 10.63
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 3 reports (42.9%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
24 tagged reports appeared within
31,282 civic reports in 2021–2025, equal to
7.67 per 10,000. The recent-period comparison shows
a falling share of local civic coverage: 11.40 in 2021–2023 versus 3.87
in 2024–2025. The city's peak normalized year was 2022.
The classifier marked authority or institutional action in 9 reports (37.5%) and conclusion language in 0 (0.0%). These are article-level signals: repeated coverage can
refer to the same underlying event, and the markers do not prove official resolution.
Annual values use all covered cities, including cities that do not pass the page-level ranking gate.
Transparent limits
How Prism Geo built this ranking
Universe: 45 Indian cities with an existing Prism Geo city manifest; conservative legacy names such as Bangalore/Bengaluru are merged.
Window: complete calendar years 2021–2025. Partial 2026 data is excluded.
Signal: the exact source tag kidnapping; topic variants are not silently combined.
Score: tagged reports ÷ all civic reports × 10,000; raw volume is shown alongside it.
Coverage, action, and conclusion figures are classifier outputs. Multiple reports can concern one event, and absence of coverage is not absence of a problem.
Source: marketai.civic_geo_agg. This dataset supports comparison of reporting patterns only; it cannot establish actual case counts, risk, prevalence, or official performance.
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