Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Court Orders Delhi Police To Map Crime Hotspots, Fix CCTV
A court has told Delhi Police to study places where crimes may happen.
Special teams must be created in every police district.
These teams have four weeks to begin their work.
Each team must be led by a senior police officer.
Officers will inspect areas that may be unsafe.
They will examine crime records, local information, complaints, and earlier incidents.
This information will help them find crime hotspots.
The report also describes fixing CCTV as part of the safety response.
The court directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to create dedicated teams in every police district.
The teams must be established within four weeks and led by an officer of at least deputy superintendent rank.
They will immediately survey and inspect areas considered vulnerable to crime.
The assessment must use National Crime Records Bureau data, local intelligence, complaints, and past and current incidents.
The exercise is intended to identify locations prone to such crimes, alongside measures described in the headline to fix CCTV.
- Who
- The court, the Delhi Police Commissioner, and dedicated police teams.
- What
- The court ordered police teams to survey vulnerable areas and identify crime hotspots, with the headline also calling for CCTV repairs.
- When
- The teams must be set up within four weeks.
- Where
- Across every police district in Delhi.
- Why
- To identify locations prone to crime using crime data, intelligence, complaints, and incident records.
- Authority
- The court directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to act.
- Coverage
- Dedicated teams are required in every police district.
- Deadline
- Teams must be established within four weeks.
- Leadership
- Each team must be led by an officer of at least deputy superintendent rank.
- Immediate task
- Teams must survey and inspect vulnerable areas.
- Data sources
- National Crime Records Bureau data, local intelligence, complaints, and past and current incidents.
- Objective
- Identify locations prone to such crimes.