Marked Reduction In Index And Street Crimes Under NKRA: Msian DPM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Efforts to reduce crime under the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) have shown positive results, with index crimes dropping by 11.1 per cent and street crimes by nearly 50 since 2010, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin said. Under the NKRA, he said, numerous initiatives had been taken to reduce crime and Malaysia a safe country for all. "Positive results can also be seen from the Global Peace Index (GPI) report last year which positioned Malaysia as the safest country in Southeast Asia and 19th safest in the world," he said at the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) Gold Award presentation in conjunction with MCPF's 19th annual general meeting Saturday. Present were Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar and MCPF vice-chairman Lee Lam Thye. Muhyiddin who is MCPF chairman said the results proved that the total commitment of the National Front (Barisan Nasional) government as well as the holistic effort by the police and MCPF had resulted in a safer environment for all. National Front is the major political coalition in Malaysia and has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence. "The recognition (by the GPI) and the reduction in the number of crime showed that the police have strengthened its planning and implementation strategies as well as activities concerning security. "Apart from the initiatives by the police, the society too should galvanise their effort to achieve the objective of making Malaysia a prosperous, peaceful and safe country," he said. Muhyiddin said that family institution and noble values should continue to be upheld and nurtured as these can be a shield against social problems which threatened the society. Meanwhile MCPF vice-president Kamaruddin Md Ali said there was a need to recruit more police volunteers from the Chinese community especially in predominantly-Chinese areas. "We've proposed to the IGP to increase the deployment of police reserve volunteers among the community to facilitate handling of reports and better interactions with the police," he said. He added that only three per cent of police reserve volunteers were from the Chinese community while the participation from the Indian community was 10 per cent. Six police stations were given the MCPF Gold Award at the event. -- BERNAMA