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Crime
Varanasi Police Rank Top in Uttar Pradesh CM Dashboard
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 06:52 AM
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The Varanasi police force topped the performance metrics in Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister’s Dashboard, reflecting high scores in law‑and‑order indicators.
Varanasi police have emerged as the highest‑scoring force in the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Dashboard, a performance monitoring tool that rates police districts on parameters such as crime reduction, response time and public satisfaction. The latest release of the dashboard shows the Varanasi unit leading with the strongest composite score among all districts in the state.
The CM Dashboard, launched by the state government to promote transparency and accountability, aggregates data from police records, citizen feedback and internal audits. It assigns a weighted score to each district, allowing the administration to identify best practices and areas needing improvement.
Officials noted that Varanasi's strong showing reflects sustained efforts to curb street crime and improve community policing. The ranking is expected to encourage other districts to adopt similar strategies, while the state government plans to use the dashboard insights for resource allocation and training initiatives.
The CM Dashboard, launched by the state government to promote transparency and accountability, aggregates data from police records, citizen feedback and internal audits. It assigns a weighted score to each district, allowing the administration to identify best practices and areas needing improvement.
Officials noted that Varanasi's strong showing reflects sustained efforts to curb street crime and improve community policing. The ranking is expected to encourage other districts to adopt similar strategies, while the state government plans to use the dashboard insights for resource allocation and training initiatives.