Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- Telangana registered a marginal decline in overall crime in 2025, with a total of 2,28,695 cases reported across the state as against 2,34,158 cases in 2024, marking a decrease of 2.33 per cent, according to the annual report released on Tuesday, December 30.

Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy presented the Telangana State Annual Round Up 2025, which reviewed trends in crime, law and order, and public safety indicators.

Total IPC and BNS cases stood at 1,67,018 in 2025, slightly lower than 1,69,477 cases reported the previous year, reflecting a consistent downward trend across several categories.

Decline in violent crimes

Incidents of murder dropped to 781 in 2025 from 856 in 2024, while rape cases decl...