[1] In 2012, a Cyber Crime cell was set up to crack cases such as fraudulent emails and Nigerian scams.[4] In 1982–1983, the Police Commissionerate of Coimbatore city was mooted in order to help combat crime.A law was enacted in 1987 to empower the commissionerate with the same powers as the Madras Police.[7] The Police stations affiliated to each zone are: In 2010, all the police stations across the city were given an advanced scientific investigation kit to help collect medical and forensic evidence without disturbing evidence.[9] Coimbatore is the second city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai to be link to the State Government's Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System.