VIJAYAWADA: For the third consecutive year, Vijayawada city has topped the list of deaths by suicide in the State, as reported in the 2022 Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Nationally, there were a total of 1.7 lakh suicide cases, and Andhra Pradesh ranked ninth with 8,908 suicides in 2022, compared to 8,067 in 2021. Maharashtra led the nation with 22,746 suicides, followed by Tamil Nadu with 19,834 and Madhya Pradesh with 13,606.
