World · Middle East · 3 hrs ago
Saudi 911 received more than 3 million calls in October
Saudi Arabia’s unified 911 service received 3,007,723 calls in October 2026.
The calls came from the regions of Riyadh, Makkah, the Eastern Province and Madinah.
Riyadh had the most, with about 1.22 million calls, followed by Makkah with about 960,000.
The service’s security operations centers receive calls and pass them to the relevant authorities.
Specialized staff use automated systems and work in several languages around the clock.
The centers aim to support faster responses and improve security and public services.
They will continue receiving calls and reports and directing them to the appropriate authorities.
Saudi Arabia's unified emergency number, 911, received 3,007,723 calls in October 2026 across four regions.
Riyadh recorded the most calls, with 1,222,099.
Makkah received 960,156 calls, the Eastern Province 575,567 and Madinah 249,901.
The National Security Operations Center said the calls were handled by specialized staff using advanced systems around the clock.
The centres route calls to relevant security and service authorities according to their responsibilities.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia's unified security operations centres (911), under the National Security Operations Center.
- What
- They received 3,007,723 calls and routed them to relevant authorities.
- When
- October 2026.
- Where
- The Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and Eastern Province regions of Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To receive calls and reports and direct them to the relevant security and service authorities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Total calls
- 3,007,723
- Period
- October 2026
- Riyadh calls
- 1,222,099
- Makkah calls
- 960,156
- Eastern Province calls
- 575,567
- Madinah calls
- 249,901