Reported rioting incidents in Bangladesh fell by 72.6 percent in January-September 2026 compared to the corresponding period of 2025, marking the steepest percentage decline among the four crime categories covered by the nine-month comparison, according to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The number of reported rioting incidents dropped to 17 from 62, a reduction of 45 cases. The data also showed declines in reported violence against women, child abuse and kidnapping during the same period.
Reported violence against women fell from 9,262 cases in January-September 2025 to 8,178 in the corresponding period of 2026, a decrease of 1,084 cases, or 11.7 percent.
Child abuse cases declined from 3,591 to 3,151, down by 440 cases, or 12.3 percent.
Kidnapping incidents also decreased, falling from 812 to 769, a reduction of 43 cases, or 5.3 percent.
Among these four categories, violence against women recorded the largest numerical reduction, while rioting registered the largest percentage decline.
July-September comparison
Separate figures for July-September also showed declines across all seven crime categories included in the comparison: rioting, theft, child abuse, kidnapping, robbery, dacoity and murder.
Rioting incidents fell from nine in July-September 2025 to five in the same period of 2026, a decrease of four cases, or 44.4 percent.
Robbery recorded the second-largest percentage decline in the quarterly comparison, falling from 171 cases to 123, down by 48 cases, or 28.1 percent.
Kidnapping incidents decreased from 295 to 242, a reduction of 53 cases, or 18 percent. Child abuse cases fell from 1,432 to 1,238, down by 194 cases, or 13.5 percent.
Murder cases declined from 980 to 881, a decrease of 99 cases, or 10.1 percent. Dacoity incidents fell from 511 to 467, down by 44 cases, or 8.6 percent.
Theft recorded the smallest percentage decline among the seven categories, falling from 2,693 cases in July-September 2025 to 2,576 in the corresponding period of 2026, a reduction of 117 cases, or 4.3 percent.