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The Andhra Pradesh Home Department on Wednesday released a comprehensive performance report for 2025, highlighting significant improvements across policing, prisons, fire services, disaster management and welfare of security personnel. Despite improved reporting mechanisms and proactive registration of cases, the state recorded a 6.17 percent overall decline in IPC/BNS crimes, underscoring the impact of data-driven policing, technology adoption and coordinated field operations.

According to the report, the most notable reductions were seen in riots (-53.88%), crimes against SC/ST communities (-24.32%), crimes against women (-3.82%), POCSO cases (-11.4%) and NDPS cases (-7.9%). Officials attributed the decline to focused preventive policing, faster investigation, and strengthened prosecution.

Property crime detection and recovery rates stood at 56 percent and 55 percent, significantly higher than the national average of 33.8 percent. Courts delivered 510 convictions, including 126 life sentences in cases related to crimes against women and children, reflecting improved investigation quality and prosecution coordination.

Under Operation TRACE, police traced 1,262 missing girls and 2,648 women within four months, while large-scale women safety initiatives saw 12.95 lakh girls and women trained in self-defence across 14,625 institutions statewide.

Technology played a pivotal role in policing reforms. Over 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras were installed across the state, aiding in the detection of 2,514 criminal cases. Additionally, 347 drones were deployed for aerial surveillance, leading to the identification of 6,993 cases. Emergency response efficiency also improved sharply, with ERSS-112 response time reduced by 50 percent to 15.53 minutes, outperforming national benchmarks.

Cybercrime witnessed a decline as well, with cyber FIRs reducing by 18.94 per cent. Police froze Rs 98 crore linked to cyber fraud, while Rs 3 crore was refunded to victims during 2025.

The anti-narcotics drive resulted in the destruction of 99,836 kg of ganja, the arrest of 9,478 accused, and the complete eradication of ganja cultivation in ASR district. For police welfare, the government spent over Rs 815 crore, extended a 30 percent incentive to State Intelligence staff, recruited 6,015 constables, and enhanced stipends to Rs 12,000 per month.

Prison reforms included the release of 20 life convicts under special remission, revised parole rules replacing the 1981 framework, and the strengthening of the e-Prisons system with Aadhaar linkage and real-time monitoring. Initiatives such as e-Mulakat, drug de-addiction centres, and proposals for a Rs 200-crore high-security central jail in Amaravati marked major milestones.

Fire Services responded to 12,472 fire incidents and 1,261 rescue operations, saving 576 lives and property worth Rs 1,168.80 crore. During Cyclone ‘Montha’, swift deployment saved 99 lives. Disaster management efforts included early-warning systems for lightning, drone-based damage assessment, and relief works worth Rs 1,617.79 crore under the State Disaster Mitigation Fund.