The Maldives Police Service (MPS) handles police reporting and emergency response throughout the country. The MPS operates 24 hours a day. Call 911 when there is immediate danger. For non-emergency contact, use +960 332 2111 or +960 332 2112, visit a police station, submit an online Report a Crime form or send a Crime Tip, which can be anonymous. The country has more than 100 police stations across five regions, but practical access varies by island. The 2026 MPS dashboard snapshot recorded 8,720 reported cases. It listed theft at 2,387 cases, traffic accidents at 2,081, drug cases at 1,874, lost items at 716, vandalism at 459, assault at 453, domestic violence at 229, embezzlement at 189, sexual offences at 186, robbery at 105, and counterfeit and forgery at 40. Traffic accidents and lost items appear in the safety statistics but do not automatically constitute crimes. These figures describe reported cases in the snapshot and do not establish national prevalence or the level of unreported crime. The MPS Strategic Plan for 2024–2028 identifies drugs, gang crime, human trafficking, theft, robbery, fraud, cybercrime, domestic violence, violence against women and children, and public disorder as risk areas. The MPS established a Gang Crime Enforcement function and an Anti-Scam Centre. Operation Alimagu in 2026 targeted a drug-trafficking network in Gaafu Alifu Atoll. Prevention work includes Avatteri Fuluhun community policing, Neighbourhood Support Officers, Walk & Talk activities, school programmes and cooperation with local councils and NGOs. Safety priorities can differ between islands, districts and tourist locations. Digital crime can be reported through the MPS Cyber Portal or the Cyber Crime Center. Report scams quickly because early reporting can support account freezing and possible recovery. A 2026 FRONTIER+ III report recorded 349 Maldives-related scam cases, losses above MVR 4,025,424, 664 frozen accounts and approximately MVR 1,160,000 recovered. Reported patterns included online shopping, currency-exchange and triangular schemes, cryptocurrency schemes, impersonation, phishing, vishing, business-email compromise and investment scams. The Cyber Portal also provides guidance on scam checks, phishing, multi-factor authentication, passwords and updates. People affected by domestic violence can contact the Family Protection Authority (FPA) at +960 301 0551, the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services at 332 8393, the Child Helpline at 1412, or the MPS Family and Child Protection service at 979 0163. The FPA works under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 3/2012. A court protection order is enforceable throughout the Maldives, and police can assist with implementation. Courts may use in-camera proceedings, and the FPA accepts applications for legal aid. No fixed official processing time was identified for these services. Children follow a separate justice process under the Juvenile Justice Act 18/2019, which emphasizes the child’s best interests, diversion, rehabilitation and reintegration. Arrest or detention is intended as a last resort and for the shortest appropriate period. The Juvenile Court, probation officers and the Child Helpline support this framework; a Drug Court may cover eligible people under 18 in relevant drug cases. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Office provides policy, outreach and victim-support functions, including reintegration assistance. The migrant-worker victim-support hotline is 1696, and the police contact listed for trafficking support is 9500125. Tourist Police support resorts, hotels, guesthouses and inhabited islands. They can be contacted at +960 979 0070 or tourist@police.gov.mv. Everyday safety planning should account for theft, robbery, vandalism, assault, drugs, domestic violence and sexual offences. On inhabited islands, MPS stations and local councils are relevant local contacts; tourist locations may additionally use Tourist Police. A single nationwide private-security system was not documented in the reviewed research.
Crime in Maldives
Crime in the Maldives includes theft, drug offences, violence, fraud, cybercrime, human trafficking and other actual or threatened criminal conduct. A 2026 dashboard snapshot from the Maldives Police Service recorded 8,720 reported cases, including 2,387 theft cases, 1,874 drug cases, 453 assaults and 229 domestic-violence cases; traffic accidents and lost items were also recorded as separate safety categories. Immediate danger goes to 911, while non-emergency reports can be made online or at a police station.
Tip
Choose the reporting channel by urgency and situation: call 911 for immediate danger, use a police station or online report for non-emergency cases, and use specialist services for domestic violence, children, tourists, scams or trafficking. Report scams quickly, preserve usable evidence and record every contact. Do not treat private security, local availability or an anonymous tip as a substitute for emergency police help.