Emergency police intensifies security crackdown across all governorates
... conducted 11,133 checkpoints in 10 months, arrested 3,461 wanted persons and residency violators, handled 242 drug cases and 51,142 security reports, issued 69,104 traffic citations and seized 466 wanted vehicles
• Mubarak Al-Kabeer recorded the highest number of traffic violations at 16,484, followed by Hawalli with 16,155 and the Capital Governorate with 14,524. Hawalli also reported the highest number of traffic accidents, at 1,132.
Kuwait’s emergency police patrols arrested 3,461 wanted individuals and residency law violators, handled 242 drug-related cases and issued more than 69,000 traffic violations during the first 10 months of 2026, reflecting intensified security and traffic enforcement across the country.
Statistics released by the General Directorate of Emergency Police for the period from January 1 to October 31 showed that the arrests included 1,532 individuals wanted in security and criminal cases and 1,929 residency violators. The operations were carried out through 11,133 security checkpoints across the six governorates and on major and external roads.
The patrols also dealt with 51,142 security reports, seized 466 wanted vehicles and recorded 242 drug cases, 109 alcohol-related cases and 32 theft cases. On the traffic front, emergency patrols issued 69,104 violations, impounded 478 vehicles and referred 75 people to traffic police stations.
They also dealt with 5,566 traffic accidents and recorded 306 violations involving the misuse of parking spaces designated for people with disabilities. The governorate breakdown showed that Al-Jahra recorded the highest number of arrests involving wanted individuals, at 541, and residency violators, at 710. Al-Ahmadi topped the list of drug-related cases with 77, followed by Hawalli with 56.
Mubarak Al-Kabeer recorded the highest number of traffic violations at 16,484, followed by Hawalli with 16,155 and the Capital Governorate with 14,524. Hawalli also reported the highest number of traffic accidents, at 1,132.
The figures were announced in connection with the work of the General Directorate of Emergency Police, headed by Brigadier General Hamlan Hadiri Al-Hamlan, with Colonel Sheikh Sabah Ali Al-Yousef Al-Sabah as his assistant, under the follow-up of Brigadier General Ahmed Fahd Al-Azmi, head of the Traffic and Operations Affairs Sector.
The directorate’s operations also involved the Road Security and Convoy Protection Departments. The authorities said the intensive deployment of patrols, checkpoints and traffic monitoring across the governorates contributed to apprehending wanted individuals and violators and strengthening public security and road safety.
