Morocco recorded stable overall crime levels and a notable decline in violent offenses in 2025, according to the annual report of the General Directorate of National Security.
The report said a total of 779,008 criminal cases were registered nationwide during the year, while indicators related to violent crime fell by 10% compared with 2024. Violent offenses accounted for just 6% of all recorded crimes, reflecting what authorities described as continued improvement in public safety.
Police said crimes involving aggravated theft declined across several categories, including robberies under threat, which fell by 24%, robberies involving violence, down 6%, and burglaries and other aggravated thefts, which dropped by nearly 12%.
The clearance rate for crimes, measuring the percentage of cases solved, reached 95% in 2025, continuing an upward trend observed over the past nine years, according to the report.
A total of 43,869 violent crime cases were recorded, leading to the arrest of 25,421 suspects, including 10,036 individuals who were already subject to national arrest warrants. Police said they dismantled 1,112 criminal networks linked to violent crime and arrested 1,737 suspects, seizing 166 vehicles and 112 motorcycles used in criminal activity.
Drugs and irregular migration
Authorities said police handled 106,117 drug-related cases in 2025, resulting in the arrest of 134,126 suspects, including 378 foreign nationals. Seized narcotics included nearly 170.8 metric tons of cannabis and its derivatives, 1.73 tons of cocaine, nearly 6 kilograms of heroin, and more than 1.59 million psychotropic pills, including over 350,000 ecstasy tablets.
Morocco also carried out six controlled drug delivery operations with Spain during the year, leading to the seizure of 55.5 tons of cannabis resin and the arrest of 38 suspects involved in international drug trafficking.
The report noted a sharp decline in cases involving the synthetic drug “Poufa,” with offenses down 33% and the number of suspects down 38%, following tightened border controls and intensified security operations.
In the fight against irregular migration, police dismantled 105 criminal networks involved in human smuggling and trafficking, a slight decrease from the previous year. Authorities arrested 415 organizers and intermediaries, seized 684 forged travel documents, and prevented 34,211 attempted irregular migration departures, including 7,008 foreign nationals.
Cybercrime and financial offenses
Police said they processed 13,643 cybercrime cases in 2025, including online extortion and digital fraud. Authorities identified 3,131 extortion-related online contents and issued 1,036 international judicial requests. A total of 415 suspects were referred to prosecutors in cybercrime cases.
Cases of online sexual extortion fell by 5%, with 370 cases recorded, resulting in the arrest of 89 suspects. The crimes affected 486 victims, including 129 foreign nationals.
Since its launch in June 2024, the “Iبلاغ” online reporting platform received 25,876 complaints related mainly to defamation, threats, incitement, identity theft, online sexual extortion and praise of terrorist acts.
Money laundering and corruption
Police processed 633 money laundering cases in 2025, a slight decrease from the previous year. Authorities froze assets in 398 cases and seized proceeds of crime worth approximately 660 million dirhams ($66 million), including more than 240 million dirhams directly linked to money laundering offenses.
Drug-related crimes accounted for 47% of predicate offenses linked to money laundering, followed by economic and financial crimes at 41%.
Financial corruption cases declined by 10%, with 431 cases recorded. These included bribery and influence peddling, embezzlement of public funds, and abuse of authority, involving 614 suspects.
Police also handled 46 foreign currency smuggling cases and nearly 49,000 check-related offenses, while cases involving counterfeit payment instruments and forged securities totaled 655. Authorities dismantled 18 criminal networks involved in financial fraud and referred 185 suspects to judicial authorities.
Counterterrorism
In the area of counterterrorism, the National Judicial Police Brigade referred 21 suspects to prosecutors in 2025 on charges related to terrorism, extremism and the glorification of terrorist acts, excluding cases handled by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations.
The security directorate said the results reflect the continued implementation of Morocco’s interim security strategy for the 2022–2026 period, focused on prevention, anticipation and coordinated law enforcement action nationwide.
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