Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems

Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) improves digital policing by enabling real-time crime data sharing, police automation, and citizen-centric services.

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Recently, Chhattisgarh’s digital policing framework has come under scrutiny after the latest National Crime Records Bureau assessment awarded the state just 64.97 out of 100 in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) performance index.

About Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems

  • It was conceptualized by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2009.
  • It aims at creating a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effective policing at all levels and especially at the Police Station level.
  • It facilitates collection, updation, and sharing of data related to crime and criminals in near real time basis.
  • It facilitates various benefits to State/ Union Territory Police, Central Law Enforcement Agencies and citizens of India.
  • Objectives
    • Provide Citizen Centric Police Services via a web portal
    • Pan India search on National database of Crime & Criminal records
    • Crime and Criminal reports at State and Center
    • Computerization of Police Processes
  • The scope of CCTNS spans all States and Union Territories and covers all Police Stations (15,000+ in number) and all Higher Police Offices in the country.
  • The CCTNS project includes vertical connectivity of police units (linking police units at various levels within the States – police stations, district police offices, state headquarters, SCRB and other police formations) as well as horizontal connectivity, linking police functions at State and Central level to external entities.

Source: NIE

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