Telangana recorded 23,679 crimes against women in 2023, up from 22,065 in 2022, with a high rate of abetment to suicide. NCRB data highlights persistent high crime rates, urging stricter law enforcement and social support for vulnerable women

Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded a sharp rise in crimes against women, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2023 data. The state registered 23,679 cases of crimes against women in 2023, compared to 22,065 cases in 2022, marking a continuing upward trend over the past three years.

As per the NCRB report, with a mid-year projected female population of 125.1 lakh, Telangana reported a crime rate of 189.6 per lakh women, nearly three times the national average of 66.2. The chargesheeting rate in the state stood at 88.1 per cent

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