Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Mumbai Crime Rises in 2025, Detection Rate Improves
In 2025, Mumbai saw more crimes than in 2024, but the police solved a higher percentage of them.
There were more thefts, violent crimes, and offenses against women.
However, the police did a better job of solving these crimes, especially serious ones like murder and robbery.
Some crimes, like extortion, increased a lot, but the police also solved more of these cases.
The data shows that while crime is up, the police are getting better at catching criminals.
Experts say the numbers might not tell the whole story, but the police are definitely doing better at solving cases.
Mumbai saw a rise in overall crime in 2025 compared to 2024, with 64,012 cases registered.
The crime detection rate improved significantly to 81% in 2025, up from 74% in 2024.
Serious offenses like murder and dacoity maintained high detection rates of 98-100%.
Extortion cases rose sharply to 314 in 2025, but detection also improved to 92%.
Crimes against women, including rape and molestation, increased, but detection rates remained high at 96-97%.
- Who
- Mumbai Police, Former IPS Officer Sudhakar Suradkar, Lawyer Aniket Nikam
- What
- Increase in overall crime but improved detection rate in Mumbai in 2025
- When
- 2025 compared to 2024
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- Improved follow-up, faster investigations, and better case tracking despite increased workload
- Total Cases 2025
- 64,012
- Detection Rate 2025
- 81%
- Total Cases 2024
- 52,718
- Detection Rate 2024
- 74%
- Murder Cases 2025
- 126 | 123 solved (98%)
- Attempted Murder Cases 2025
- 324 | 321 solved (99%)
- Dacoity Cases 2025
- 20 | 20 solved (100%)
- Robbery Cases 2025
- 321 | 318 solved (99%)
- Chain-Snatching Cases 2025
- 85 | 81 solved (95%)
- Extortion Cases 2025
- 314 | 290 solved (92%)
- Housebreaking Cases 2025
- 1,083 | 720 solved (66%)
- Theft Cases 2025
- 8,060
- Rioting Cases 2025
- 451 | 431 solved (96%)
- Rape Cases 2025
- 1,262 | 1,211 solved (96%)
- Molestation Cases 2025
- 2,468 | 2,383 solved (97%)