LUCKNOW, Jan. 12 -- As the Lucknow police commissionerate completed six years on Saturday, officials said the city has not only witnessed a falling crime rate, but also a shift in the nature of policing in the state capital, with an increased focus on cybercrime, women safety and network-based investigations. The anniversary event, held at the Reserve Police Lines in Mahanagar here, was attended by director general of police Rajeev Krishna as the chief guest. Additional director general (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash, police commissioner Amrendra Kumar Sengar, former commissioner Dhruvkant Thakur, and other senior gazetted officers were also present. Calling the commissionerate system a "structural reform rather than a cosmetic change," Krishna said the model introduced in 2020 had brought clearer command, accountability and faster decision-making. "The absence of a single dacoity case in 2025 reflects stronger preventive policing and better intelligence coordination," he said, adding that serious crimes such as murder and robbery had also shown a consistent downward trend over the past six years. Officials noted that while street crimes have declined, policing priorities have increasingly shifted towards cyber fraud and online financial crimes. The city now has a dedicated cyber police station, cyber cells and help desks at every police station-an infrastructure that did not exist when the commissionerate system began. The DGP stressed that the next phase of policing would depend on equipping sub-inspectors with specialised cyber investigation skills, particularly in quick freezing of defrauded money and handling offences under the IT Act. "Cybercrime response time will define public trust in policing in the coming years," he said. htc...