Table: 8.8  NUMBER OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN DETAINEES BY TYPE OF OFFENCES, 2011
               
Type of offence Total  Locals  Foreign   Total  Locals  Foreign
  2010   2011
Total                4,141                    3,533                      608               5,279                   4,554                      725
Assault                   945                       857                        88                   967                       884                        83
Theft                   774                       663                      111                1,149                    1,034                      115
Robbery                   199                       186                        13                   292                       263                        29
Drugs                1,160                    1,104                        56                1,453                    1,394                        59
Sexual Offences                   299                       221                        78                   447                       328                      119
Traffic                       9                           9 0                       9                           8                           1
Domestic violence                     11                         11 0                     34                         30                           4
Counterfeit and forgery                     31                         19                        12                     52                         25                        27
Vandalism                     79                         78                           1                   106                       104                           2
Cheque Bounce 0 0 0   0 0 0
Embezzlement                     52                         29                        23                     60                         39                        21
Lost items                     12                         10                           2                       7                           5                           2
Others                   570                       346                      224                   703                       440                      263
Source: Maldives Police Service