Stringent security policies and procedures put in place over the past quarter century have borne fruit, with crime rates in Bahrain dropping by about 30 per cent since 2000.
Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said this accomplishment was felt by every citizen and resident in the country, and credited His Majesty King Hamad and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the success .