Saudi Arabia Country Profile
Police
Individual Corruption
According to the US Department of State 2010, police forces are generally effective at maintaining law and order in Saudi Arabia. Still, however, a perception of small-scale corruption among police forces has reportedly emerged as well as a perception that the police act with impunity. This is supported by Freedom House 2010, according to which, corruption within the Saudi security sector is widespread.
Business Corruption
According to the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, companies are generally confident in the reliability of Saudi police forces to protect them from crime and to uphold law and order. Although small-scale corruption is perceived to be emerging within the police forces, there are no reports available on the tendency among Saudi police officers to specifically target the private sector and solicit bribes from companies.
Frequency
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011:
- Business executives give the reliability of Saudi Arabian police services to enforce law and order a strong score of 5.5 on a 7-point scale (1 'cannot be relied upon at all' and 7 'can always be relied upon').
