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Jordan's drug crimes fall by 12.8 per cent in 2025

Jordan's Public Security Directorate recorded 22,031 drug crimes in 2025, down 12.8 per cent from 25,260 in 2024. Possession and use fell 10 per cent to 15,720 and trafficking 19 per cent to 6,311. A separate human-rights report had compared 2025 crimes with 2024 arrests, producing a misleading 34 per cent drop.

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Jordan’s Public Security Directorate recorded 22,031 drug crimes in 2025, down 12.8 per cent from 25,260 in 2024. Possession and use fell 10 per cent to 15,720 and trafficking 19 per cent to 6,311. A separate human-rights report had compared 2025 crimes with 2024 arrests, producing a misleading 34 per cent drop.^[1]^[2]

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Drug crimes in Jordan decline by 12.8% during 2025. Khaberni. 22,031 crimes in 2025 against 25,260 in 2024; 15,720 possession/use; 6,311 trafficking..
Jordan sees 34 pct drop in drug-related crimes in 2025 (16 September 2026). The Star (Xinhua). NCHR figures mixing 2025 crimes with 2024 people..

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