CHAPTER 3State-wise details are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.2(Page No. 41)Total <strong>Police</strong> – Populati<strong>on</strong> RatioThe total <strong>Police</strong> – Populati<strong>on</strong> Ratio{total sancti<strong>on</strong>ed number of police pers<strong>on</strong>nelavailable per lakh (<strong>on</strong>e hundred thousand) ofstate populati<strong>on</strong>} has shown wide variati<strong>on</strong>sacross the country. Sparsely populated Statesof Tripura (1224), Manipur (1147) and Mizoram(1112) have the maximum <strong>Police</strong>-Populati<strong>on</strong>Ratio as compared to nati<strong>on</strong>al average of174 police pers<strong>on</strong>nel per lakh (<strong>on</strong>e hundredthousand) of populati<strong>on</strong>.However, more populous states haverelatively much less sancti<strong>on</strong>ed strength ofpolice force than warranted by their totalpopulati<strong>on</strong> i.e. West Bengal (81) Bihar (88),Madhya Pradesh (115) and Rajasthan (118)per <strong>on</strong>e lakh of populati<strong>on</strong>. Details are given<strong>in</strong> Table – 3.2 (Page No 41)Total <strong>Police</strong> – Area RatioAn important criteria for effective andefficient police work<strong>in</strong>g is the number ofpolicemen available per 100 sq. km. – popularlyknown as <strong>Police</strong> – Area Ratio.As expected smaller States/UTs havehigher police-area ratio than bigger States.C<strong>on</strong>sequently for sancti<strong>on</strong>ed strength themaximum number of policemen availableper 100 sq. kms. as <strong>on</strong> 01.01.2011 was <strong>in</strong>Chandigarh (6906) followed by Delhi (5493)and Lakshadweep (1091).This ratio is m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>in</strong> ArunachalPradesh (14), Rajasthan (23) and MadhyaPradesh (27). Details are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.2.(Page No. 41)Rank wise Sancti<strong>on</strong>ed Strength &Officers to C<strong>on</strong>stabulary RatioIt is popularly known as teeth to tail ratio.It is an important <strong>in</strong>dicator of the relativestrength between rank and officers of a force.It is also an important criteria for managementand plann<strong>in</strong>g for the correct compositi<strong>on</strong> of the<strong>Police</strong> Force. Officers <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>Police</strong> Officers ofthe rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) andabove and c<strong>on</strong>stabulary ranks <strong>in</strong>clude Headc<strong>on</strong>stables and C<strong>on</strong>stables <strong>on</strong>ly.YearASI &aboveH.C. &C<strong>on</strong>stablesRatioCivil <strong>Police</strong> 2,37,216 14,03,126 1:5.9Armed <strong>Police</strong> 32,802 3,91,226 1:11.9Total 2,70,26 17,94,352 1: 6.6This teeth to tail ratio as <strong>on</strong> 1.1.2011 forsancti<strong>on</strong>ed strength of Civil <strong>Police</strong> was 1:5.9while, for Armed <strong>Police</strong> was 1:11.9 and fortotal (civil + armed) police forces it was 1:6.6Details are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.4. (Page No. 46)Strength of Women <strong>Police</strong>There were 71,756 women policepers<strong>on</strong>nel as <strong>on</strong> 01.01.2011, show<strong>in</strong>g a <strong>in</strong>creaseof 5,603 (8.47%) women police pers<strong>on</strong>nel overthe strength of 66,153 as <strong>on</strong> 01.01.2010. AtStates/UTs level the maximum 11,590 womenpolice pers<strong>on</strong>nel were work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Tamil Nadual<strong>on</strong>e, followed by 10,809 <strong>in</strong> Maharashtra and5,285 <strong>in</strong> Delhi. Details are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.7(Page No. 55)Strength of Civil & Armed <strong>Police</strong> <strong>in</strong>Metro citiesOut of all the metro cities <strong>in</strong> the countryas <strong>on</strong> 1.1.2011, 37 such cities are hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Police</strong>Commissi<strong>on</strong>er System. These 37 metro citieshave a total of 1,410 <strong>Police</strong> Stati<strong>on</strong>s. The rankwise strength of Civil <strong>Police</strong> pers<strong>on</strong>nel <strong>in</strong> allthese cities was 2,91,450 and that of Armed<strong>Police</strong> was 61,904 of 27 metro cities. Themaximum Civil <strong>Police</strong> strength 73,558 was<strong>in</strong> Delhi followed by 47,170 <strong>in</strong> Mumbai cityand 18,745 <strong>in</strong> Kolkata. Maximum strength of38
CHAPTER 3Armed <strong>Police</strong> 9,340 was <strong>in</strong> Kolkata, followedby 7909 <strong>in</strong> Delhi and 4921 <strong>in</strong> Bangalore cities.The officers to c<strong>on</strong>stabulary ratio of Civil <strong>Police</strong><strong>in</strong> total for all these metro cities works out tobe 1:4.7 as aga<strong>in</strong>st All <strong>India</strong> average of 1:5.9.Details are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.12, 3.13 & 3.14.(Page No. 69,70 & 71)Strength of some Central Armed <strong>Police</strong>Forces (CAPFs)Rankwise sancti<strong>on</strong>ed & actual strength ofsome Central Armed <strong>Police</strong> Forces (CAPFs) havebeen compiled. The analysis of data shows thatthere were 16,687 Gazetted and 8,98,009 N<strong>on</strong>-Gazetted officers add<strong>in</strong>g upto a total sancti<strong>on</strong>edstrength of 9,14,696 <strong>Police</strong> Pers<strong>on</strong>nel <strong>in</strong> theCAPFs <strong>in</strong> our country. However, the actualstrength was 12,492 of Gazetted and 7,86,618of n<strong>on</strong> Gazetted officers (all ranks) add<strong>in</strong>g up toa total of 7,99,110 police pers<strong>on</strong>nel available<strong>in</strong> the CAPFs as <strong>on</strong> 1.1.2011. The maximumnumber of 2,52,831 police pers<strong>on</strong>nel wereavailable <strong>in</strong> the Central Reserve <strong>Police</strong> Force(CRPF) aga<strong>in</strong>st the sancti<strong>on</strong>ed strength of2,85,630 followed by 2,01,642 <strong>in</strong> the BorderSecurity Force (BSF) aga<strong>in</strong>st the sancti<strong>on</strong>edstrength of 2,28,737 and 1,10,460 <strong>in</strong> theCentral Industrial Security Force (CISF) aga<strong>in</strong>stthe strength of 1,28,471. CRPF assists the StateGovernments <strong>in</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of law and orderand <strong>in</strong> the performance of various <strong>in</strong>ternalsecurity duties. BSF, ITBP, Assam Rifles & SSBare meant to guard our <strong>in</strong>ternati<strong>on</strong>al bordersand for provid<strong>in</strong>g need based assistance to civiladm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of law andorder and <strong>in</strong>ternal security. Rankwise detailsof strength <strong>in</strong> CAPFs are given <strong>in</strong> Table – 3.15.(Page No. 72-76)YearTotal sancti<strong>on</strong>ed and actual strengthof some CAPFsSancti<strong>on</strong>edActual2010 9,14,696 7,99,110<str<strong>on</strong>g>Data</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Actual Strength of Rank wiseWomen <strong>Police</strong> <strong>in</strong> Central Armed <strong>Police</strong> Forces(CAPFs) has also been compiled and tabulated.On analysis, it was observed that out of total14,386 Women <strong>Police</strong>, the highest number of4,850 (33.7%) women <strong>Police</strong> were available <strong>in</strong>Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) followedby 4,797 (33.3%) <strong>in</strong> Central Reserve <strong>Police</strong>Force (CRPF). Details are given <strong>in</strong> Table 3.16(Page No. 77)39