GUWAHATI: Crimes like murder, rape and dacoity in the Northeast state of Assam is witnessing a decreasing trend.

This was claimed by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (October 25).

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โ€œOur commitment to make Assam a crime-free state is moving positively in the right direction,โ€ said Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Assam CM also shared โ€œan update on the decreasing trend of all major kind of crimes recorded in the stateโ€.

He said that โ€œmajor crimes have seen a dip due to pro-active measures of the governmentโ€.

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The Assam CM stated that measures like โ€œactive police patrolling, increased efficiency in crime management, use of forensics, greater people-police coordination, firm support from government of Assamโ€ have been the reasons behind decrease in major crimes in the state.

DATA SHARED BY ASSAM CM ON MAJOR CRIMES IN PAST 5 YEARS