The government has released the list of best-performing Police stations from across the country. The Top 10 Police Stations in the country are:

The objective was to rank the top 10 Police Stations out of 15,579 Police Stations in the country through data analysis, direct observation, and public feedback. The ranking process commenced with shortlisting of the best performing Police Stations, in each State on the basis of addressing

• Property offence
• Crime against women  
• Crime against weaker sections.

A number of Police Stations selected initially from each State comprise of:

• Three from each State with more than 750 Police Stations
• Two from all other States and Delhi
• One from each Union Territory

79 Police Stations were selected for the next stage of the ranking process.

In the final stage, 19 parameters were identified to evaluate the standards of service delivery and identify techniques for improvement in policing. This part constitutes 80% of weightage in overall scoring. The balance 20% was based on the infrastructure of Police Station and the approachability of personnel and Citizen feedback. 5,461 respondents, covering approximately 60 people at each shortlisted location, were approached for feedback.

The annual ranking of Police Stations is eagerly awaited by the country and especially the police forces. It gives an insight into the functioning of the police and provides valuable inputs to the formulation of public policy in the wider realm of internal security. All the States of the Union have enthusiastically participated in this year’s survey. The objectivity of the exercise has been ensured by the extensive use of the CCTNS database and on-ground survey conducted by a third party agency. The survey on citizen’s interface has also been revamped to better reflect the concerns of the citizenry.