VIJAYAWADA: The overall rate of crime reported in the NTR district commissionrate has seen a decline by 10.7 per cent, with 15,329 cases including both IPC and Special Local Laws (SLL) in 2022 against 17,174 cases in 2021, stated the NTR district police commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata. Rana attributed the efforts of city police in reaching out to the public through various outreach programmes resulting in the lesser crime rate and appreciated inspectors and sub-inspectors for their exemplary work on field.