Lahore has been shortlisted as one of Pakistan’s safest big cities in 2025, with a substantial crime decline in the city, sources have informed.
Six-month statistics collected from emergency helpline 15 and FIRs indicate a record 68% decline in serious crimes over the same period of 2023.
Just 12,484 criminal offenses were registered in the tenor period between January-June 2025, against 24,445 in 2024 and 39,260 in 2023.
Based on Lahore crime statistics 2025, significant crime decline in Lahore, especially in major categories, has been witnessed. Robbery cases have decreased by 81% from 2023 and 69% from 2024.
Further, killings involved in robberies have decreased to 69% from 2023 and 60% from 2024. Also, ordinary dacoity has decreased by 67% from 2023 and 52% from 2024, and motorcycle theft has decreased to 36% from 2024. Car theft has also decreased, with a drop of 56% from 2023 and 44% from 2024.
Furthermore, DIG Operations Lahore, Faisal Kamran, attributes this success to strategic enhancements, such as the elimination of political interference, appointments on merit, discouraging the culture of suggestion, and improvements in scrutiny through the Punjab Safe Cities Authority.
Faisal Kamran highlighted that the improved law and order situation is not accidental but the result of hard work, data-driven policing, and community engagement. “We’ve beaten our benchmark,” he mentioned, adding that Lahore’s performance has now widespread acknowledgement after release of Lahore crime statistics 2025.
Lahore stood at 37th position globally in low crime and 63rd among the safest cities in the world in the 2025 Numbeo Crime and Safety Index, ahead of New York, London, and Paris because of a significant crime decline in Lahore.
Through sustained efforts and people’s participation, Lahore crime statistics 2025 could become a gold standard for South Asian urban safety. The change in the city has been projected as a benchmark of successful governance and state-of-the-art policing.
