Drop in Murder Cases in Andhra Pradesh, Says Annual Report

 Visakhapatnam: Murders in Andhra Pradesh slightly dropped from 922 in 2023 to 898 in 2024, according to the national crime records bureau’s 2024 report, which was released a few days ago.

The report said a total of 448 murders were reported under the ‘disputes’ category in 2024, including 199 due to family disputes, followed by petty disputes (136), 54 each in property or land dispute and money dispute, five murders due to water dispute and 108 murders due to other causes.

AP, it said, recorded a crime rate lower than the national average in 2024. NCRB figures show that while the all-India crime rate stood at 252.3 cognizable crimes per lakh population among 28 states and eight Union Territories, Andhra Pradesh recorded a crime rate of 217.4 cases per lakh population — nearly 13.8 per cent lower than the national average.

As per data, AP registered a total of 1,16,076 cognizable crimes in 2024 under the IPC and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. These included 59,112 IPC cases and 56,964 BNS cases. The state registered a total of 52,712 crimes under Special and Local Laws (SLL) in 2024.

The state had registered a 24.5 per cent decrease in cognizable crimes in 2024 compared to 2023 (1,53,867 cases). Under SLL, the state recorded around 73.2 per cent rise in crimes in 2024 compared to 30,426 crimes in 2023.

The police said the distinction between total crime numbers and per capita crime rate was significant in understanding the law-and-order situation in Andhra Pradesh. Among the states, Kerala recorded the highest crime rate at 513 cases per lakh population in 2024.

Crime against women in AP also witnessed a decline from 22,418 cases in 2023 to 19,952 cases in 2024. A total of 438 rape cases were reported in the state in 2023 and the number of rape cases increased to 448 in 2024.

A total of 2,633 cases of crime against children were registered in AP during 2024, showing a slight decrease from 2,844 cases in 2023.