Chandigarh, May 18 -- Haryana Police on Sunday claimed a 38% dip in overall crime against women in 2025 as compared to 2024, with total cases coming down to 8,723 from 13,945.

A police spokesperson said that the total cases of crime against women in Haryana stood at 16,658 in 2021; 16,743 in 2022; and 15,758 in 2023.

Reported rape cases fell from 1,716 in 2021 to 1,033 in 2025, while kidnapping and abduction declined from 2,958 to 1,249 cases, and cases of family cruelty dropped from 5,755 to 4,562.

"Serious offences, including rape and molestation, showed consistent reductions across all five years," the spokesperson said, adding that Haryana police adopted a four-dimensional approach to address threats at home, at work, in transit an...