Kadapa witnesses a dip in crime rate in 2023:SP Kaushal
The Hindu
Kadapa district saw a decrease in crime rate in 2023, with a 29% decline in bodily offences & 14% dip in cybercrime cases.
Kadapa district witnessed a dip in crime rate in the year 2023 compared to 2022, said Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal on December 30 (Saturday).
He said that the district saw a 29% decline in cases pertaining to bodily offences and a 30% decline in road accidents. Crime against women, property offences and cases of atrocities against SC/ST members also came down during the year, he said.
Mr. Kaushal observed that the enhanced vigil helped to keep a check on the smuggling of red sanders. Enhanced inter-State collaboration with border security and neighbouring State police forces also led to concerted efforts to clamp down on the menace. “There is a 14% dip in the number of cybercrime cases, 30% fall in road accident cases and a 6% fall in the number of cases of violence against women,” Mr. Kaushal told the media.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.