National Crime Research Act, 1997 · State Corporation
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National Crime Dashboard

Headline crime indicators drawn from collated agency reporting, field research, and citizen-reported data — built to be read in minutes, not requested in writing.

Updated 22 June 2026 Next release: 30 Sep 2026
Live · last sync 14 min ago
Reported incidents, all domains (national, annualized)
▲ 6.2%
vs. prior comparable period
Counties with an active research study
19 ▲ 4
of 47 counties, this year
Organized gang activity signal
Elevated ▲ trend
5-county sustained pattern
Agency data-sharing partners reporting
11 — stable
of identified justice-sector agencies

National trend — reported incidents over time

Last 12 months · illustrative
Violent crime Property crime Organized crime
Jul 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Source verification trail 11 sources

Top crime types

By volume
01
Property & economic crime
02
Organized & group crime
03
Violent crime
04
Gender-based violence
05
Substance-related crime

Observatory signals

Developing
Emerging

Youth recruitment narratives rising across five monitored counties, consistent with prior gang-mapping findings.

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Early signal of increased cybercrime mentions in agency reporting — confidence currently low.

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Stable

Election-period offence patterns tracking in line with historical baseline, no anomaly detected.

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Geographic intelligence

Where crime concentration is shifting

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High concentration
Elevated, developing
Baseline / limited data

Counties to watch

This quarter
Nairobi
Organized crime, sustained rise
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Mombasa
Cross-border trafficking signal
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Kisumu
Youth crime, gang recruitment
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Uasin Gishu
Property crime, moderate rise
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Full indicator set

National indicator basket — Q2 2026

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Indicator Domain Current period Prior period Change
Reported incidents — organized gang activity Organized & group crime Elevated Moderate ▲ Rising
Reported incidents — gender-based violence Violent crime Moderate Moderate ▲ Rising
Reported incidents — property & burglary Property & economic crime High High — Stable
Cybercrime-related reports Emerging & cross-cutting Low, rising Low ▲ Rising
Election-related offence reports Electoral & political crime Baseline Baseline — Stable
Juvenile delinquency cases referenced Crimes against children & youth Moderate Low ▲ Rising
Drug trafficking & peddling reports Substance-related crime Moderate Moderate — Stable

Indicators in this release are presented at directional resolution (level and trend) rather than precise counts, reflecting current data-validation maturity across contributing agencies. Precise figures are released for indicators where source completeness meets NCRC's publication threshold. Read the full methodology note →

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