Crime Multi Agency Centre
Source: Hindu
GS II: Policies and Developmental Studies
What is discussed under Crime Multi Agency Centre?
- Key highlights of Cri-MAC report
- What is Cri-MAC?
Why in News?
- Not a single alert has been uploaded to the Cri-MAC (Crime Multi Agency Centre) portal by West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, or the Union Territories of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu.
Key highlights
- Delhi, Assam, and Haryana uploaded the most alerts to the portal.
- Despite there being 16,361 police stations nationwide, there are 35,145 alerts altogether that have been uploaded to the platform.
- The highly organised crime of human trafficking, which frequently involves interstate gangs, is described in the report.
What Is Cri-MAC?
- National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) launched the Cri-MAC in 2020.
- Its purpose is to facilitate a constant information exchange among law enforcement organisations about crime and criminals including human trafficking.
- Cri-MAC helps in coordination among the security agencies as well as issues related to interstate coordination.
- It intends to assist in the quick identification and prevention of criminal activity nationwide.
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