West Godavari district saw 19% drop in crime due to enhanced measures, says SP

The constabulary person installed 3,742 CCTVs successful West Godavari territory to forestall crimes, and drones were pressed into work to support a tab connected anti-social elements and support surveillance astatine unfastened and abandoned places, said Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi astatine the yearly property league present connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025).

Due to businesslike policing and the usage of technology, wide transgression successful the territory dropped by 19.03 percent. About 32 captious cases were solved utilizing footage from 3,742 CCTVs and drones, the SP said.

Mr. Nayeem Asmi said that the constabulary person registered 5,076 cases successful 2025, arsenic against 6,269 cases successful the erstwhile years. Crime complaint was declined owed to preventive measures to cheque crimes and regular enforcement, the SP added.

There were nary execution for summation cases and the spot offences, including thefts and location burglaries, person travel down 516 successful 2025 from 698 past twelvemonth (26 per cent drop), and rioting cases fell to 2 this twelvemonth from 13 successful 2024.

In cybercrime cases, constabulary froze ₹96.92 lakh and refunded astir ₹42 lakh to the victims. A 13-member cyber fraudsters gang, who threatened a retired prof successful Bhimavaram and looted ₹78 lakh, was busted. Police recovered ₹42 lakh and froze ₹19.90 lakh successful the case, the SP said.

Regarding Narcotic and Drugs Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, constabulary arrested 60 ganja peddlers and consumers successful West Godavari district, and destroyed 1,236 kg of ganja.

Cases related to transgression against women dropped to 697 successful 2025, arsenic against 763 cases past twelvemonth (9 per cent decline) and the constabulary registered 33 SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases, which were 72 past twelvemonth (54 per cent drop), Md. Nayeem Asmi said.

Construction of SP Camp Office, Tanuku Rural, and Town constabulary presumption was taken up astatine a outgo of ₹9.49 crore. Regarding payment of constabulary personnel, aesculapian tests, worthy ₹8.90 lakh were conducted connected 1,272 unit successful the district.

In 2026, plans are afoot to impart grooming to the constabulary officers connected AI-based probe techniques to forestall and observe crimes, the SP said.

Additional SP V. Bheema Rao, Dy. SPs M.V.V. Satyanarayana, Raghuveer Vishnu, G. Sriveda, D. Viswanadh and different officers were present.