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Andhra Pradesh Reports 6% Crime Drop in 2025 as Guntur Shows Sharper Decline

Police leaders credit targeted enforcement, drone deployments, e‑challans, special drives, higher convictions for the shift.

Overview

  • DGP Harish Gupta reported 1,03,397 cases in 2025 versus 1,10,193 in 2024, a 6.17% fall statewide.
  • Rioting, bodily harm, property crimes, offences against women and SC/ST, NDPS-linked actions, cyber cases and road accidents declined, but economic offences rose 4.78% and culpable homicide not amounting to murder increased 6.8%.
  • A four-month drive traced 1,262 missing girls and 2,648 women, while 62,414 cyber-fraud complaints yielded 2,332 FIRs, with ₹98 crore blocked and ₹3 crore refunded from an estimated ₹815 crore loss.
  • Road safety data show 17,730 accidents with 8,123 deaths, and 347 drones helped detect 6,993 cases including eve-teasing, gambling and drug use.
  • Guntur logged a 13% decline to 8,937 cognisable offences, secured 72 convictions, recovered ₹11.88 crore in stolen property, escalated open-drinking enforcement to 2,157 cases with 3,367 arrests, and processed 65,502 traffic violations via e-challans alongside major NDPS seizures.