Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.

Avg. population served by one police personnel (civil + DAR)
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Pillar: Police

Theme: Workload

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: State population / Total civil police

Benchmark: Not available

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: March 2022 (state population), January 2022 (civil police)

Latest data source: National Commission on Population, 2019; Data on Police Organizations, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), January 2022

Notes: Civil police includes district armed reserve police.

Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Punjab
10.00
2
Haryana
9.51
3
Andhra Pradesh
8.79
4
Telangana
8.40
5
Tamil Nadu
8.20
6
Uttarakhand
8.19
7
Chhattisgarh
8.07
8
Kerala
7.92
9
Maharashtra
7.64
10
Karnataka
7.57
11
Uttar Pradesh
7.26
12
Jharkhand
7.18
13
Gujarat
6.30
14
Rajasthan
6.19
15
Madhya Pradesh
5.85
16
Odisha
4.53
17
West Bengal
3.74
18
Bihar
1.00
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