PDRM - Good Job

High crime-solvers
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19, 2007): The Royal Malaysia Police have again surpassed Interpol's crime-solving benchmark of 20%.
Federal CID director Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee said police solved 73,281 or nearly 37% of the 198,622 criminal cases last year. In 2005 police solved 48% of the 157,459 cases recorded.
Wan said the active role of the police forensics department in gathering evidence through scientific applications such as DNA tests was also instrumental in helping to solve cases.
"But above all we need public cooperation and information which gives investigators the first crack in a case," he told theSun in an interview at Bukit Aman.
"Although our investigators work relentlessly to gather leads to solve a case, the public must come forward and assist us by providing crucial information or tip-offs."
He said for example, police solved close to 90% of the 4,458 rape and molestation cases reported last year and also in 2005.
"This high solving rate was possible because most perpetrators were known to their victims," he said.
He said the increase of almost 16% in the overall crime rate last year compared to 2005 was due to motorcycle thefts, housebreakings and petty thefts.
Vehicle, snatch and other thefts, including property crimes, made up almost 75% of the cases reported last year.
Wan said although some crimes may seem unpreventable, the public can make a difference by taking proactive measures. "Some murders occurred when emotions ran high between two people or groups. Many could have been avoided if one party decided to walk away.
"Likewise, poorly-secured property are easy targets for burglars while a trusting woman hitching a ride with a total stranger puts herself at the risk of sexual assault.
"It is difficult to predict the minds of criminals but we can take precautions for our own safety," he said.
Wan said although the involvement of foreigners in crimes may appear small in the overall statistics, police were concerned over the large percentage of violent crimes they were responsible for.
"We are not trying to make the migrants solely responsible, but based on the over two million immigrants in the country, the number of violent crimes they committed is relatively high.
"Crimes committed by foreigners may constitute about 2% of the annual index, but they were behind almost a fifth of violent crimes recorded over the last four years," he said.
In 2005, of the 537 murders and firearm robberies, 105 or 19.5% were committed by foreigners. Last year, they were responsible for 112 or 16.6% of the 672 cases reported.
"Last year, 99 of the 604 murder cases were committed by foreigners," he said. Indonesians and Filipinos, due to their greater numbers among immigrants top the list.
Last month a proposal to restrict the movements of immigrants in order to deter them from committing crime was met with an outcry from NGOs which said foreigners were responsible for only a fraction of the total crime index.


tunku : hail to our police force.to me they are one of the best police force. well there's black sheep everywhere and this does not spare PDRM but overall the are excellent.Our PDRM capability is as good as Scotland Yard.I wish that the government pay them better salary and incentives and the public gives them full cooperation.