{
  "id": 19552726,
  "title": "Police Shortage In Madhya Pradesh! Just 144 Cops Per Lakh People Against National Average Of 197, Reveals 2025 Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/police-shortage-in-madhya-pradesh-just-144-cops-per-lakh-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/police-shortage-in-madhya-pradesh-just-144-cops-per-lakh-people-against-national-average-of-197-reveals-2025-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madhya Pradesh is struggling with a notable shortage of police personnel, falling short of the national average. In 2025, the state has only 143.82 police officers per lakh people, compared to the national standard of 197.44. This shortfall is evident in various aspects of police coverage and strength, including civil police and police stations. With just 110.27 civil police personnel per lakh population, against the national average of 138.40, and only 40.67 police officers per 100 square kilometers, as opposed to the national average of 83.81, Madhya Pradesh's police force is significantly under-resourced. The police stations in the state cover an average area of 274 square kilometers, serving around 77,350 people, while the national average is 307.93 square kilometers. Furthermore, the police budget in Madhya Pradesh has significantly increased, reaching Rs 10,564.15 crore in 2025, up from Rs 5.24 crore in 1956 when the state was formed. Despite this substantial rise, the police strength has not kept pace with the growing population, leading to a notable gap between the population and the police force.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh continues to face a shortage of police personnel compared to the national average, with just 143.82 police personnel per lakh population against the national average of 197.44. The gap has been highlighted in the MP Police Statistical Data 2025, released on Tuesday, which also reveals that the state lags behind national benchmarks in civil police strength…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}