Archive · 11 Jan 2026
UP Cop App Cuts Service Resolution Time
The UP Cop App is like a digital police station that helps people in Uttar Pradesh, India.
It lets them do things like report lost items, get copies of police reports, and check backgrounds of tenants or employees.
Since it started in 2019, over 50 lakh people have downloaded it.
It has helped more than 2.1 crore people get their police reports and over 7.3 lakh people report lost things.
The app makes things faster.
For example, checking if someone is a good person now takes 6 days instead of 8.
Checking a tenant takes 8 days instead of 24-25, and checking an employee takes 5 days instead of 13.
The police chief says this app makes police work better and more transparent.
UP Cop App has over 50 lakh downloads since its 2019 launch.
The app has facilitated over 2.1 crore FIR copies and 7.3 lakh lost article reports.
It offers 27 types of police services, including online FIR registration and verification checks.
The app has significantly reduced the resolution time for various services.
Character verification now takes 6 days (down from 8), tenant verification takes 8 days (down from 24-25), and employee verification takes 5 days (down from 13).
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Police and citizens
- What
- Launch and impact of UP Cop App
- When
- Since 2019, with recent updates on January 11
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To provide digital police services and reduce the need for physical visits to police stations
- App Downloads
- 50 lakh+
- FIR Copies Downloaded
- 2.1 crore
- Lost Articles Reported
- 7.3 lakh+
- Character Verification Time
- 6 days (reduced from 8)
- Tenant Verification Time
- 8 days (reduced from 24-25)
- Employee Verification Time
- 5 days (reduced from 13)
