Nairobi City police command station recorded the highest reported crimes at 9.6 per cent during the period between 2020 to 2024, a report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows.
The 2025 Economic Survey shows that 9,717 cases were reported in Nairobi in 2024, up from 5,844 in 2020.
The capital city, the report states, hit an all-time high of 11,108 reported cases in 2023.
Kiambu and Meru police command stations followed, accounting for 8.8 per cent and 5.4 per cent of reported crimes respectively.
Kiambu recorded 8,865 cases in 2024, nearly doubling from 4,353 in 2020, while Meru reported 5,487 cases in 2024, up from 1,324 in 2020.
Marsabit police command station posted the highest percentage increase in reported crimes, rising 41.0 per cent to 898 cases in 2024, compared to 621 in 2020 and 637 in 2023.
Other stations with notable percentage increases as per the report were Narok with 34.3 per cent (1,991 cases); West Pokot 28.6 per cent (849 cases), and Migori with 23.2 per cent representing 2,388 cases reported in 2024.
Vihiga also recorded a rise in crime, with 1,415 cases in 2024, up from 923 in 2023.
Kakamega logged 1,991 cases in 2024, up from 1,221 in 2023, while Machakos reported 4,028 cases, an increase from 2,842 in 2020.
However, in general, crimes reported to the police countrywide decreased by 3.6 per cent to 101,220 in 2024.
The police, the report says, repossessed 179 illegally held firearms in 2024 compared with 104 firearms in 2023.
About 26,900 kilogrammes of dangerous drugs were seized in 2024.
The Economic Survey is an annual publication prepared by the KNBS providing socio-economic information covering a five-year period.
The report presents information on all sectors of the economy based on the Kenya Standard Industrial classification of all Economic Activities (KESIC), as well as information on other emerging topical issues.
Statistics presented in survey reports are produced in line with internationally sound and scientific methods that are anchored on the fundamental principles of producing official statistics.
Data quality is expressed in terms of dimensions in line with international best practices and recommendations.
