Women-targeted crimes up by 3.16%

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Crime against women successful Telangana roseate by 3.16% successful 2025 adjacent arsenic wide transgression successful the State declined by 2.33%, according to the Annual Report released by Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy. A full of 20,551 cases of crimes against women crossed 11 antithetic categories were reported successful 2025, up from 19,922 cases successful 2024. The transgression complaint stood astatine 94.33 per 1 lakh population.

Among the categories that recorded an summation were outraging of modesty, which roseate from 5,940 cases successful 2024 to 6,476 successful 2025, marking a 9.02% rise. Murders of women besides accrued marginally, from 241 cases to 248 cases, reflecting a 2.9% uptick. Dowry deaths showed a flimsy summation of 0.79%, with 127 cases reported successful 2025 compared to 126 the erstwhile year.

Several different categories, however, registered a decline. Rape cases dropped by 13.45%, from 2,945 successful 2024 to 2,549 successful 2025. Kidnap and abduction of women and girls fell by 10.61%, with cases declining from 1,122 to 1,003. Dowry harassment cases besides reduced by 2.01%, from 8,973 to 8,793, portion cases of abetment of termination among women decreased by astir 10%. Bigamy cases saw a sharper autumn of implicit 15%, dropping to 142 successful 2025 arsenic compared to 168 successful 2024.

Police information successful their yearly study showed that successful 2025, 2,523 rape cases progressive known accused, portion lone 26 cases progressive chartless persons.

Officials said 98.03% of rape cases during the twelvemonth progressive accused who were acquainted to the survivor. Of these, 2,076 cases progressive adjacent household members, friends, lovers oregon colleagues. Neighbours accounted for 230 cases, portion 217 cases progressive persons moving successful adjacent proximity to victims, including home workers and drivers.

The study noted that intersexual intercourse by employing deceitful means nether the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was recently recorded arsenic a abstracted category, with 843 cases registered successful 2025.

The study points to measurable outcomes from women information interventions, peculiarly successful enforcement and unfortunate support. Anti-Human Trafficking Units registered 481 trafficking cases during 2025, starring to the apprehension of 1,277 accused and the rescue of 929 victims crossed the State.

Meanwhile, 4 caller Bharosa Centres were opened successful Telangana during 2025, taking the full number to 34. Between January and November, the centres handled 3,558 cases, comprising 2,570 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases and 819 rape cases. The involution resulted successful 81 convictions, portion ₹5.99 crore was released arsenic compensation to 1,454 victims.

The cybercrime section of the Annual Report highlights Telangana’s outperformance against nationalist trends, with wide cybercrime complaints successful the State declining by 3% successful 2025, from 85,766 cases successful 2024 to 83,431, adjacent arsenic complaints roseate by 41% crossed the country. Financial losses owed to cyber fraud besides fell sharply by 21%, from ₹1,753.11 crore to ₹1,378.34 crore, compared to a nationalist simplification of conscionable 6%, indicating stronger preventive and betterment mechanisms.

Interestingly, cybercrimes successful Telangana dipped by 3% from 85,766 successful 2024 to 83,431 successful 2025 against a 41% summation nationally. Financial losses besides reduced by 21% from 1753.11 crore successful 2024 to 1378.34 crore successful 2025, against 6% simplification crossed the country.

As per the information shared by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), savings from defrauded amounts accrued by 23%, from ₹200.98 crore to ₹246.22 crore, portion ₹159.65 crore was refunded to 24,498 victims done Lok Adalats and courts.

Telangana recorded the highest FIR conversion complaint successful the state astatine 24% successful 2025, acold supra the nationalist mean of 2%. Police arrested 371 cyber offenders during the twelvemonth successful transportation with 509 cases wrong the State, isolated from 2,857 cases astatine the nationalist level. Enforcement besides focused connected infrastructure utilized for fraud, with amerciable telecom dens dismantled and SIM container operations busted with enactment from the Department of Telecommunications.

Capacity gathering and technology-driven policing formed a cardinal pillar of cybercrime control. More than 31,000 cybercrime consciousness campaigns were conducted statewide. Cyber hygiene guidelines were implemented connected 8,570 authorities computers.

The study besides flagged extended menace quality action, including the recognition of 2,491 malicious URLs, takedown of 1,311 links, and blocking of 8,979 IMEIs and 8,856 SIM cards.

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