NTR District Records Notable 21.66% Decline in Overall Crime During 2025
The commissioner said crimes against women and offences involving SC/ST communities are handled through dedicated monitoring and victim-support mechanisms
VIJAYAWADA: Stating that police will focus on curbing cybercrime in 2026, Vijayawada police commissioner S.V. Rajasekhar Babu on Tuesday said NTR district achieved a notable 21.66 per cent decline in overall crime in 2025. He maintained that during the concluding year, detection and recovery rates improved significantly, aided by CCTV grids, drones and cloud-based patrols.
Rajasekhar Babu pointed out that a key highlight of the year has been performance on the conviction front. “Every second case now ends in conviction, signalling a justice system that delivers results when compared to delays of the past,” he maintained.
Presenting the Annual Crime Review at the end of the year 2025, the commissioner said the results reflect a decisive shift towards precision policing, faster investigations and outcome-driven prosecutions.
While cybercrime incidents show a decline, he conceded that monetary losses remain high. However, a recovery rate of 80.70 per cent has been achieved in 2025 a record, compared to just 52 per cent in 2024.
Rajasekhar Babu said technology adoption has emerged as a defining feature of 2025. Vijayawada became India’s first police unit with 100 per cent e-deployment, enabling real-time, GPS-based force mobilisation. The Drone Command and Control Centre, operating 42 drones, now provides live telemetry, crowd-density analytics and faster ground response.
The sentencing profile underlines the deterrence impact. Convictions resulting in three to seven years’ imprisonment jumped by 107 per cent, while life sentences and terms of 10 years and above rose by 50 per cent each. Courts imposed fines or admonishment in 2,021 cases, a 55 per cent increase, sending a strong message to habitual and high-risk offenders.
The commissioner said crimes against women and offences involving SC/ST communities are handled through dedicated monitoring and victim-support mechanisms. Cybercrime is being dealt with Cyber Suraksha awareness programme, aimed at educating citizens on digital frauds, “digital arrest” scams and online safety. In narcotics control, intelligence-led operations, supported by cloud patrols, resulted in seizures and disruption of organised networks.
Road safety enforcement remained a priority, with improved analysis of accident patterns and timely compensation to hit-and-run victims.
Rajasekhar Babu said major operational successes are full recovery in the ₹2.51-crore iPhone heist, the crackdown on Maoist-linked networks, and dismantling of an inter-state child trafficking ring by the Vijayawada Anti-Trafficking Unit.
Outlining Vision 2026, the police commissioner said they are emphasising on invisible policing, smart infrastructure, AI-driven predictive protection and citizen trust. “True safety is felt rather than seen,” he observed, asserting that technology, accountability and community engagement have converged to deliver measurable gains in urban policing.