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The Government of India selects best performing Police Stations across the country every year, to incentivize more effective functioning of police stations and bring healthy competition among them.

Objective

To rank the top 10 Police Stations out of 16,671 Police Stations in the country through data analysis, direct observation and public feedback. 

Top 10 Police Stations 

1. Nongpok Sekmai (Thoubal, Manipur)
2. AWPS-Suramangalam (Salem, Tamil Nadu)
3. Kharsang (Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh)
4. Jhilmili (Surajpur, Chhattisgarh)
5. Sanguem (South Goa, Goa)
6. Kalighat (North and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
7. Pakyong (East district, Sikkim)
8. Kanth (Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh)
9. Khanvel (Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
10. Jammikunta Town (Karimnagar, Telangana)

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
• Missing persons, unidentified found person and unidentified dead bodies

The last parameter has been introduced this year.

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

Source: PIB