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Hyderabad Crime Falls 15% in 2025 as City Police Tout Tech-Led Strategy

Police set out a Vision 2026 push for AI surveillance to reinforce cyber response after reporting rises in crimes against women and children.

Overview

  • Total registered cases fell to 30,690 from 35,944 in 2024, with property offences down 28%, bodily offences down 16% and cyber cases lower by 8%.
  • Crimes against women increased 6% to 2,625 and POCSO cases rose 27% to 568, even as rape complaints declined 31% and kidnappings of women dipped, according to the annual report.
  • Cyber fraud losses in Hyderabad totalled about ₹319 crore in 2025, with ₹54.5 crore frozen and refunds improving; police reported a detection rate near 18% with 566 arrests.
  • The force highlighted expanded surveillance and analytics, including an Advanced City Surveillance Grid, EYES teams maintaining 100,000+ CCTVs, drone deployments and CEIR tracing of 6,942 mobiles.
  • Year-end briefings elsewhere showed uneven trends, with Karimnagar reporting a cybercrime rise to 276 cases and Mancherial recording a 19% overall increase, contrasting with Hyderabad’s decline.