Hyderabad City Police turn to tech to decrease crime
HYDERABAD: Looking forward, the Hyderabad City Police have outlined a technology-focused roadmap aimed at strengthening crime prevention, investigation, and public safety, while responding to emerging challenges such as cyber fraud, crimes against women, and child safety.
A key development during 2025 was the rollout of the Advanced City Surveillance Grid Management Protocol and the launch of EYES (Empowering Your Everyday Safety) teams. These initiatives are designed to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Hyderabad’s CCTV ecosystem, which now integrates more than 5.27 lakh cameras from police, community, and private sources.
Traffic enforcement was another focus area. Police booked 49,732 cases of drunk driving throughout the year and stepped up action against signal jumping, overspeeding, wrong-side driving, and riding without helmets. Despite a growing number of vehicles on city roads, the report recorded a marginal decline in road accidents, fatalities, and injuries, which officials attributed to stricter monitoring and sustained awareness campaigns.
The Women Safety Wing, including Bharosa centres and SHE Teams, continued victim-support initiatives. Bharosa centres facilitated 34 convictions, including eight life sentences, and ensured compensation of `72 lakh to victims. SHE Teams improved response times through QR-based complaints and real-time monitoring systems. On capacity building, over 17,000 police personnel underwent training under the “Oka Goppa Marpunaku Ide Srikaram” programme, covering modern investigation methods, technology use, leadership, and people-centric policing.
Outlining Vision 2026, the Hyderabad Police said priorities would include AI-driven predictive policing, enhanced cybercrime response mechanisms, upgrades in women and child safety systems, improved disaster preparedness, traffic planning for a growing metropolis, and stricter ethical standards within the force. The report also noted that major festivals, public events, large gatherings, and the Jubilee Hills Assembly byelection were conducted peacefully during the year.