Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Telangana DGP reports crime decline, Maoist movement end
The police chief of Telangana, India, said that crime in the state has gone down.
In 2025, there were fewer cases of crime compared to the previous year.
The police have been successful in controlling Maoist activities, with many Maoists giving up their fight and surrendering.
Cybercrime and violent crimes like kidnapping and rape have also decreased.
The police have rescued many children and have been working hard to make the state safer.
The police chief said that the state is doing well in maintaining law and order, and they have also expanded their infrastructure to serve the people better.
Overall crime in Telangana declined by 2.33% in 2025, with 228,695 cases registered compared to 234,158 in 2024.
Cybercrime in Telangana decreased by 3%, contrasting with a 41% national increase, and financial losses from cybercrime dropped by 21%.
Violent crimes saw significant reductions: kidnapping/abduction cases fell by 25% and rape cases declined by 13%.
The police rescued 12,396 children under 'Operation Smile' and 'Operation Muskaan', securing Telangana the first place nationally in these initiatives.
While the accident rate increased by 5.68%, fatalities saw a significant reduction of 7.9%, with 6,499 lives lost in 2025.
- Who
- Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy, Telangana Police, Maoist leaders and cadres
- What
- Annual crime review, decline in overall crime, end of Maoist movement, reduction in cybercrime and violent crimes, infrastructure expansion
- When
- 2025, with the annual crime review announced in October 2025
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- Sustained policing, technology-driven investigations, active functioning of 'She Teams', and successful anti-Maoist operations and rehabilitation efforts
- Total cases registered in 2025
- 228,695
- Total cases registered in 2024
- 234,158
- Cybercrime reduction in Telangana
- 3%
- National cybercrime increase
- 41%
- Reduction in kidnapping/abduction cases
- 25%
- Reduction in rape cases
- 13%
- Children rescued under 'Operation Smile' and 'Operation Muskaan'
- 12,396
- Accident rate increase
- 5.68%
- Reduction in accident fatalities
- 7.9%
- Zero FIRs registered
- 1,251
Sources
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