In the opening half of 2025, Kuwait's court system processed an astounding 197,000 criminal cases.
In the first half of 2025, Kuwait's courts have been busy handling a significant number of cases. The Ministry of Justice recently released judicial statistics, revealing that the Court of First Instance reviewed a total of 197,340 cases during this period.
The majority of these lawsuits were misdemeanour cases, with a total of 65,148 new cases recorded. Traffic cases continued to dominate misdemeanour records, accounting for 76,425 new lawsuits. These cases included felonies, misdemeanours, and misdemeanour appeals.
Out of the 65,148 misdemeanour cases, the courts issued verdicts in 57,566 cases, reflecting a completion rate of over 88 percent. Notably, the completion rate for appealed misdemeanour cases exceeded 52 percent, with 10,375 appealed cases and a total of 5,607 verdicts issued.
passport-related misdemeanors reached 3,370 cases, with 2,950 of them resolved, marking an 87.5 percent completion rate.
On the other hand, felony cases were fewer in number, with 2,072 new lawsuits filed during the same period. Courts issued verdicts in 1,815 felony cases, resulting in a completion rate of nearly 84 percent. A total of 81,273 cases were adjudicated with court rulings.
However, the number of pending misdemeanour cases increased to 18,843, while 174,554 misdemeanour cases are still pending. The courts heard a total of 3,943 felony cases, and 9,894 court rulings were delivered for appealed misdemeanour cases.
The authority responsible for publishing the figures of criminal proceedings of the first-instance courts in Kuwait for the first half of 2025 is not explicitly mentioned in the search results provided. Typically, such data would be released by Kuwait's Ministry of Justice or the official judiciary authority.
In conclusion, Kuwait's courts have been dealing with a substantial caseload in the first half of 2025, with the majority of cases being misdemeanour cases, particularly traffic-related offences. While the courts have made significant progress in processing these cases, there is still a considerable number of cases pending.
