The average strength of police constables between 2012 and 2016 was the highest in the north-eastern state of Nagaland at over 102 percent of the sanctioned capacity. Uttar Pradesh had the lowest capacity at just over 46 percent. Police constables are the lower ranking police in the country and are recruited by the state police force. Overall, the police force in India worked at just about 77 percent of its required capacity during the measured time.
Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state
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Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (August 22, 2019). Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (2019). Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Strength of Police Constable Strength across India as a Share of The Sanctioned Capacity from 2012 to 2016, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Strength of police constable strength across India as a share of the sanctioned capacity from 2012 to 2016, by state [Graph], Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), August 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046611/india-police-constable-strength-share-by-state/
