Govt boasts 93% of over 500,000 criminal cases solved last year
The Thai government reports solving 93% of over 500,000 criminal cases in 2024.
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) managed to solve and make arrests in 93% of over 500,000 criminal cases last year, in line with the government’s policy to crack down on crime, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
Karom Polpornklang, a deputy government spokesman, stated that the RTP delivered a satisfactory performance, making arrests in 479,516 cases out of more than 500,000 complaints received between 1 January and 26 December last year.
Karom said the arrests were categorised into five main groups:
1. Criminal Cases: 5 Categories, Total 218,421 Cases
- Arrests made: 196,148 cases
- Suspects: 237,223 people
2 Drug Suppression: A Key Urgent Policy of the Government
The Royal Thai Police established a Drug Suppression Operations Centre to ensure continuous action, handling:
- Total cases: 249,029
- Arrests made: 241,607 cases
- Suspects: 250,878 people
3 Specialised Crimes
Examples include violations under the Child Protection Act and the National Forest Reserve Act:
- Arrests made: 8,050 cases
- Suspects: 9,422 people
4 Technology-Related Crime and Online Gambling Suppression
Arrests were categorised as follows:
- Financial fraud (online scams): 2,901 cases; Suspects: 2,896
- Online sales fraud and illegal goods: 4,858 cases; Suspects: 4,973
- Fake news and violations of the Computer Crimes Act: 6,117 cases; Suspects: 5,857
- Sexual exploitation of children and women via the internet, and human trafficking: 340 cases; Suspects: 445
- Online gambling and other transnational crimes: 15,395 cases; Suspects: 15,885
- Crimes involving "ghost SIMs" and mule accounts: 3,669 cases; Suspects: 3,579
5 Other Crimes
- Arrests made: 431 cases
- Suspects: 826 people
