KUALA LUMPUR Nov 26 (Bernama): Violent and property crime cases decreased by 21.4% in 2020 to 65,623 from 83,456 in the previous year, according to chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin.
He said violent crime dropped by 19.5% to 13,279 cases in 2020 while property crime decreased by 21.8% to record 52,344 cases during the same period.
“Among the reasons for the decrease in criminal cases were due to restrictions on social activities and cross-district and state borders following the movement control order (MCO) which has restricted the movement of individuals.
“In addition, there have also been stricter enforcement activities by the authorities and greater public awareness in enhancing protection from the threat of crime,” he said in a statement last night.
Uzir said based on the record of violent crime cases by administrative district, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan recorded the biggest decline in 2020, dropping by 40.6% to 326 cases from 549 cases in 2019.
This was followed by Johor Bahru (-36.7%) and Melaka Tengah (-26.3%), while in terms of property crime, Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang recorded the biggest decline, dropping by 35.8% to 982 cases in 2020 from 1,529 cases in 2019.
According to Uzir, the number of cyber crime complaints received by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in 2020 increased by 99.5% to 20,805 complaints compared to 10,426 in 2019.
The statistics department yesterday published the Crime Statistics, Malaysia, 2021, which comprised eight selected crime statistics, namely crime index, drugs, corruptions, environment, traffic offences, cyber crime, maritime crime and correctional facility.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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