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The Andhra Pradesh police registered 19,952 cases of crime against women in 2024, according to the Crime in India 2024 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau. This represents a decline from 22,418 cases in 2023 and 25,503 cases in 2022.
The report detailed various categories of crimes, including 9,165 cases of harassment by husbands or relatives, 843 cases of sexual harassment, and 441 cases of rape. Police arrested 17,149 persons involved in crimes against women and filed chargesheets in 94.4% of the cases.
The report also noted a decrease in kidnapping cases, with 472 registered in 2024 compared to 746 in 2023 and 903 in 2022. A total of 865 kidnapping cases were pending, comprising 393 carried over from previous years and 472 fresh cases in 2024.
The police filed chargesheets in 67.8% of the pending kidnapping cases, with 282 male and 583 female persons remaining untraced by the end of 2024. The authorities will continue to monitor and investigate these cases, with further action expected in the coming months.