Cybercrime up by 57% in Telangana during 2022: DGP Mahender Reddy

The overall crime rate in Telangana increased by 4.44 percent during 2022.

The annual crime report released by outgoing Director General of Police Mahender Reddy also shows that the cyber crime rose by 57 per cent.

While a total of 1,42,917 cases were registered during 2022 as against 1,36,841 cases registered in 2021, the state saw 13,895 cyber crime cases during the current year as against 8,839 cases in 2021.