Road traffic offences surge by over 70 percent in Zanzibar, major criminal cases drop

Unguja. Zanzibar has recorded an increase of 70.4 percent in road traffic offences in the first six months of 2025, even as major criminal offences have declined by nearly 28 percent over the same period.

Zanzibar Police Commissioner Kombo Khamis Kombo announced on July 2, 2025, that traffic-related offences rose to 28,740 between January and June 2025, up from 16,870 during the same period in 2024.