Crime Rate Fell In Hyderabad, Says C.V. Anand
The Hyderabad police worked together as a team to safeguard peace and security, achieving remarkable results. As a result, festivals, processions, and public meetings in the city are being conducted peacefully without disturbances: Anand
Hyderabad: Outgoing Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand, transferred as special chief secretary, home, congratulated senior police officials for their collective efforts to bring down the incidence of crime and maintain law and order in the city.
During a top-level review meeting with senior police officials and zonal heads of twin cities, the city police chief said: "The number of crimes in the city has significantly reduced crime rate in the Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate, when compared to 2024."
An analysis of crime data between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025 and September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024, show that there has been a 17 per cent decline in the crime rate in the city, with 31,533 cases registered in 2025 compared to 38,206 cases in 2024.
Anand, who took charge as the Hyderabad police commissioner on September 7, 2024, was transferred to the state home department as the special chief secretary on Saturday.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Anand said the City Cyber Crime Unit (CCCU) has shown remarkable performance, which led to reduction in cyber crimes, which came down to 40 per cent of the last year’s crime rate.
"All Hyderabad city police personnel have worked as a team and achieved excellent results in protecting peace and security,” he explained.
According to official data, the number of murders fell from 85 cases the previous year’s period to 73 in the current year’s period, reflecting a 14 per cent decline. Attempt to murder cases dropped from 259 in the 2024 period to 185, a 29 per cent reduction.
Head injury cases decreased from 2,409 last year’s period to 2,037 in this year’s period, which is a 15 per cent fall. A total of 698 kidnapping cases were registered in the 2024 period, while 616 were reported this year’s period, showing a 12 per cent decline.
Cybercrime cases reduced from 4,348 in the 2024 period to 3,745 in the 2025 period, reflecting a 14 per cent decrease.
The City Cyber Crime Unit (CCCU) has demonstrated significant progress in both prevention and detection. “Not only have the number of cybercrime cases decreased, but the detection rate has also improved from 40 per cent last year to 42 per cent this year,” said Anand.
Property offences declined sharply from 5,484 last year to 4,082 this year, representing a 26 per cent decrease. The recovery rate also showed improvement, rising from 54 per cent to 55 per cent, Anand added.
Crimes against women have also recorded a visible decline, with 632 cases reported between September 2023 and August 2024, compared to 423 till August 2025, which is a 23 per cent decrease.
Cases relating to disturbance of women’s dignity dropped from 1,004 in 2024 to 803 this year, which is a 20 per cent reduction.
Infographics - Registration of major crimes and comparison:
Sept 2023 to Aug 31 2024 Sept 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 Change
Murders 85 73 -14%
Attempt to murder 259 185 -29%
Head injury cases 2,409 2,037 -15%
Kidnapping 698 616 -12%
Cybercrime 4,348 3,745 -14%
Property offences 5,484 4,082 -26%
Robbery 251 237 -5.9%
Crimes against women 632 423 -23%
Disturbance to women's dignity 1,004 803 -20%
All cases 38,206 31,533 -17%
