(MENAFN- Arab News)JEDDAH: The Ministry of Interior has reiterated that it is mandatory for all businesses to have surveillance cameras installed on their premises.
Owners have been informed through the country's business chambers that they must abide by the new regulations which had been formulated after studies and workshops conducted by the ministry's researchers a source at the ministry reportedly said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki spokesman of the ministry said that crime had dropped by 10.1 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year a local publication reported recently.
There were 96000 crimes committed in 2014 with the authorities managing to arrest 70 percent of the perpetrators Al-Turki was quoted as saying at a press conference held Sunday at the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh.
Brig. Muneer Al-Jubeir general supervisor of the center for research to combat crime and Dahmash Al-Dahmash assistant general supervisor presented a detailed report on the crime statistics which included the ages of offenders.
The ministry said violent crimes rose by 90.4 cases per 100000 Saudi citizens and reached their highest levels in Jeddah Riyadh and Makkah. The ministry said there was a 25.95 percent increase in crimes involving money.
Al-Turki revealed that car thefts decreased by 11.8 percent. Riyadh registered the highest number of car thefts followed by Jeddah and Alkhobar.