Maldives: crime and justice
5 answers, 2 from the Maldives's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
What is the crime rate in the Maldives?
The Maldives Police Service had recorded 9,907 cases so far in 2026, as shown on 15 October 2026, according to its crime statistics. Theft was the largest category, with 2,751 cases (27.8%), followed by traffic accidents (2,379, 24.0%) and drugs (2,067, 20.9%).
There were also 792 cases of lost items, 533 of vandalism, 523 of assault, 260 of domestic violence, 215 sexual offences and 120 robberies. The totals include traffic accidents and lost items, which are not crimes in themselves. For full years, adding up monthly figures in Maldives in Figures gives 12,036 offences reported in 2025 and 12,623 in 2024.
How many drug cases are there in the Maldives?
The Maldives Police Service had recorded 2,067 drug cases so far in 2026, as shown on 15 October 2026, 20.9% of all cases, according to its crime statistics.
Adding up the monthly figures in Maldives in Figures from the Maldives Bureau of Statistics gives 2,062 drug offences reported in 2025, up from 1,668 in 2024. In January to June 2026 there were 1,079, against 918 in the same months of 2025. The figures count cases reported to the police, not convictions.
International comparisons
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
How many murders are there in the Maldives?
The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2019, is 0.6 per 100,000. That is the lowest since at least 2007. South Asia median: 2.0 per 100,000; the Maldives is 5th highest of 5. Worldwide: 113th of 125.
How many women are killed in the Maldives?
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for women in the Maldives at 2.5 per 100,000 in 2017. Of 110 countries with 2017 data, 32nd highest.
How many men are murdered in the Maldives?
The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2015, is 1.6 per 100,000. Worldwide: 75th of 102.
Official bodies in the Maldives
- Supreme Court of the Maldives
- Maldives Government Gazette
- Maldives Police ServiceThe national police; publishes crime statistics from its case reporting platform.
- Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS)The national statistics office; publishes GDP, the consumer price index, the Labour Force Survey, tourism and population statistics.
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