Ahmedabad and Surat recorded 620 rape cases between August 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026, according to Gujarat government data presented in the state Assembly.
Ahmedabad registered 289 cases during the period, while Surat recorded 331, alongside thousands of cases involving theft, murder, kidnapping, cyber fraud and other offences.
The figures were presented in the Gujarat Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi in response to a question by Anklav MLA Amit Chavda. The data covered theft, robbery, rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping, extortion, prohibition, gambling and cyber fraud cases in the two cities.
Ahmedabad Records 495 Cyber Fraud Cases
Ahmedabad registered 2,860 theft cases, 56 robberies, 289 rape cases and 83 murder cases during the one-year period. Police also recorded 117 molestation cases, 225 kidnapping cases and 10 extortion cases.
The city reported 12,889 cases under Gujarat’s prohibition law and 1,495 gambling cases. Another 495 cyber fraud cases were registered during the same period.
Surat recorded 1,275 theft cases, 54 robberies, 331 rape cases and 115 murder cases. It also registered 134 molestation cases, 297 kidnapping cases and 108 extortion cases. The city recorded 8,556 prohibition cases, 1,137 gambling cases and 333 cyber fraud cases during the period.
Taken together, Ahmedabad and Surat registered 620 rape cases in one year. Ahmedabad recorded fewer rape cases than Surat but substantially higher numbers of theft, prohibition and cyber fraud cases.
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38,877 Accused Arrested, 725 Yet to Be Apprehended
The government said 38,877 accused had been arrested in connection with the cases covered by the data, while 725 were still to be apprehended as of July 31.
Police said information from relatives, friends and acquaintances, along with informers and technical surveillance, was being used to trace those still absconding.
In cyber fraud investigations, police were examining bank KYC details, account statements, transaction records, mobile SDR and CDR data and IP addresses. Where accused were believed to be outside Gujarat, police teams were coordinating with law enforcement agencies in other states. Look-Out Circulars had also been issued in cases where accused were believed to have fled abroad.
Crime Data Contrasts With Ahmedabad’s ‘Safest City’ Ranking
The figures come against the backdrop of Ahmedabad being named India’s safest city in the 2025 Numbeo Crime Index, with a safety score of 68.6. However, the ranking is based on crowdsourced perceptions of crime and safety rather than police-recorded crime data.
The Gujarat Assembly figures present a broader picture of registered offences in Ahmedabad and Surat. While Surat recorded more rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping and extortion cases than Ahmedabad during the period, Ahmedabad registered more theft, prohibition, gambling and cyber fraud cases.
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