KUWAIT: The General Department for Investigations at the Ministry of Interior recorded 65,897 investigation cases in 2022, according to the department's annual statistics released Wednesday. Total violations recorded throughout 2022 amounted to 53,485 offences and 12,412 traffic violations. The data was broken down by department as follows: Al-Asimah Governorate investigation department recorded 3,705 offences and 3,374 traffic violations totaling to 7,079 registered cases.

Hawally Governorate investigation department recorded 4,338 offences and 2,702 traffic violations for a total of 7,040 registered cases. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate investigation department recorded 1,592 offences and 1,305 traffic violations totaling to 2,897 registered cases. Al-Ahmadi Governorate investigation department recorded 3,549 offences and 1,950 traffic violations totaling to 5,499 registered cases.

Al-Farwaniya Governorate investigation department recorded 3,730 offences and 1,696 traffic violations, reaching 5,426 registered cases. Al-Jahra Governorate investigation department recorded 3,171 offences and 1,385 traffic violations, for a total of 4,556 registered cases. The Special Offences Investigation Department recorded 33,400 offences in total.