Indore is the commercial capital as well as the largest populated city of the state and controlling crime in the city has not been an easy task for Police. Policing in this city has to be seen in a different perspective. Indore is a progressive city and hub of commercial, educational, political and cultural activities. Citizens of the city are literate and enlightened. So any issue of law and order or crime has to be addressed at two different levels. One is addressing the issue itself and other is handling the probing minds of the Indoreans. It is the latter which poses the greatest challenge for police. It is a city which gets impressed with the quality and not the quantity. For them reports of increase or decrease of crime is not of much significance. What they want is that they should feel safe and secure. Efforts of police are of no significance if they are merely told about them. They want to experience it.                                                
Thus, policing in the city should be seen in this background. It is also a challenge for police leadership, for how secure is the city is not in the figure or on the street but in the minds of the common Indoreans. However, it does not mean that securing the street and controlling the crime is not important. It means that these efforts should also be coupled with an effort to inform the common citizens of the city about the efforts being taken. Here the role of mass media – audio, video and print, is very important, as they are the medium to put things in public purview.
Being a growing and vibrant city, Indore attracts new talents, latest technologies and lot of workforce. Incidentally, these advantages become an area of concern for police. For instance, new technologies are also being used by the anti-social elements to device new ways of committing crime. Similarly, some among the migrant workforce take advantage of anonymity and indulge in criminal activities. In addition to it, many youths are moving out of the city for career growth and other professional reasons. These youths leave behind their elderly parents who in turn become soft targets for criminals.
Growth of the city has also seen massive increase in the number of vehicles. As the carrying capacity of the main roads have remained largely unchanged, multiplying number of vehicles mean bottlenecking, slow traffic speed and lots of accidents where many invaluable lives are lost.
Tasks in front of Indore police are many and the resources meager. But the expectations of the Indoreans from police underline the fact that they have immense faith in this institution. And it is this trust which motivates us to toil day and night without any regrets. JAI HIND