Crimes against Women (CAW) cases has gone up by over 25% inAndhra Pradeshin 2021, while the Average days taken for investigation was considerably down to 42 days from 102 in 2020.
The overall crime rate was up by three per cent, a presentation by the state Police said.
As many as 1,27,127 cognizable crimes took place in the state as against 1,22,987 during 2020, it said.
The cases of crime against women, which constitute 14 per cent in the overall crimes in the state, were at 17,736 in 2021 while it was 14,603 in 2020.
Director general of police Gautam Sawang said the rise in the number of cases in crimes against women should not been seen in a negative sense as the number indicates the access to the police and criminal system and awareness that the government is creating among women.