Police send 158 cases to PG this year

Police said on Wednesday that 158 of the 4,145 cases reported this year have been forwarded to the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) seeking prosecution.

The figures were released at a press conference held to brief the public on policing activities in the capital and measures planned in connection with the New Year. Police shared statistics covering cases investigated, cases filed, and cases referred for prosecution from 2023 to 2025.

According to the data, in 2025 police investigated 4,145 cases, of which 3,890 were in Malé and 255 in other islands. During the same period, 5,086 cases were filed, including 4,779 in Malé and 307 in other islands. A total of 158 cases were submitted to the PGO for prosecution.

In 2024, police investigated 6,246 cases, with 5,949 in Malé and 298 in other islands. That year, 6,041 cases were filed—5,806 in Malé and 235 elsewhere—and 89 cases were sent to the PGO.

In 2023, 6,922 cases were investigated, including 6,648 in Malé and 274 in other islands. Police filed 7,258 cases that year—7,012 in Malé and 246 in other islands—and referred 88 cases for prosecution.

Police said theft and robbery remain the most reported offences. This year, 2,288 theft and robbery cases were investigated, 2,542 cases were filed, and 107 cases were sent to the PGO. Police noted that reports of such offences are lower this year compared with the previous two years.

Superintendent of Police Abdulla Rasheed said about 1,000 individuals are repeatedly involved in theft-related offences, with bicycle thefts being the most common. He said that so far this year police have made 50 arrests linked to robbery, carried out 586 stops and questioning, and conducted a total of 1,112 stops and questioning leading to 128 arrests.

Rasheed said repeat offending contributes to street-level crime and added that the PGO and the Criminal Court are working together to identify frequent offenders. He said outcomes from this initiative are expected within six months.