Crime rate in Hyderabad dipped by 10 per cent in 2020: CP Anjani Kumar

Crime rate in Hyderabad: The crime rate in Hyderabad dropped by 10 per cent in 2020, said Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar. He said that 22,641 cases were registered this year as against 25,187 in 2019.

The city witnessed a biggest drop in POCSO cases with a 35 percent reduction compared to the last year, followed by a 27 percent reduction in property crimes, 26 percent in bodily offences and 19 percent in crime against women.

In an international survey, Hyderabad has emerged as number one in the country in the installation of CCTV cameras and has ranked 60th position in 500 cities. "At present, there are 3,61,000 cameras in Hyderabad, which is more than any city in India that helped in reducing the crime rate and solving the cases," the CP said.

"For the year 2020, 13 persons were awarded life imprisonment, one person with 23 years of imprisonment, three persons with 20 years imprisonment, 11 persons with 10 years imprisonment and three years for 26 persons," he added.

The CP said that 367 boys were rescued and 200 girls were rescued under operation Smile and Muskan.

With the effective implementation of road safety measures, the city saw a dip in road accidents with 237 persons being killed as against 271 in 2019.