Crimes in Andhra Pradesh decline by 6.17% in 2025, says Home Minister Anitha
Dec 31, 2025
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GS3The Hindu - National
Key Points
- Andhra Pradesh recorded a 6.17% decline in overall IPC/BNS crimes in 2025.
- Riots decreased by 53.88% in Andhra Pradesh.
- Crimes against SCs and STs saw a reduction of 24.32%.
- Crimes against women decreased by 3.82%.
- POCSO cases declined by 11.4%.
- NDPS cases decreased by 7.9%.
- Property crime detection rate was 56%, and the recovery rate was 55%.
- Operation TRACE helped trace 1,262 missing girls and 2,648 women in four months.
- Self-defence training was imparted to 12.95 lakh girls and women across 14,625 institutions.
- 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras helped solve 2,514 cases.