By
Kee Thuan Chye | Tue, 30
Jul 2013 16:30:00 GMT
MSN Malaysia
MSN Malaysia
Hineous
crimes such as the recent murder of Hussain Ahmad Najadi makes us think that
the police are getting less and less efficient at curbing crime. In fact, the
crime rate seems to be going up and up, but until lately, the Government was
denying it.
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after day, we keep getting reports of break-ins, muggings and robberies. Even
of diners at popular restaurants falling victim to marauding gangs.
All
this makes us think that the police are getting less and less efficient at
curbing crime. In fact, the crime rate seems to be going up and up, but until
lately, the Government was denying it.
In
June 2012, the then home minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said the crime rate
was going down, and that if people thought it was going up instead, it was
merely their “perception”. He was lambasted for his condescending comment.
One month later, the Government got its Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) to come out with statistics claiming that the crime index had dropped by 10 per cent for the first half of 2012, along with an 11 per cent reduction in 2011. It also reported a striking 39.7 per cent drop in street crime.
One month later, the Government got its Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) to come out with statistics claiming that the crime index had dropped by 10 per cent for the first half of 2012, along with an 11 per cent reduction in 2011. It also reported a striking 39.7 per cent drop in street crime.
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