Wednesday February 6, 2008
Cops: Crime rate in KL down by 7%
KUALA LUMPUR: The crime rate in the city dropped by 7.1% last year compared to the year before.
The solving rate also recorded an increase, as the police solved 54.7% of violent crimes and 33.2 % of property crimes. A total of 37.5% of serious crime cases were solved last year.
There was a sharp drop in snatch thefts as the total decreased by 999 cases last year. General property theft also dropped by 2,308.
However, violent crimes like rape and unarmed gang robbery rose. Rape cases in 2007 rose to 228 from 147 the year before.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm (II) Ku Chin Wah said the rise was caused by the growing trend of statutory rape.
“Sex with a teenager under the age of 16, even with consent, is still considered rape and is punishable by law. Rape cases however recorded a 91.2% solving rate,” he said. SAC II Ku also said that rapists usually know their victims and the crime is rarely done at random.
He said that the rise in unarmed gang robbery from 508 cases in 2006 to 1,041 cases was caused by amendments to Section 391 of the Penal Code, which previously stated that a gang had to consist of five or more people. As of October last year, robbery committed by two or more people is considered gang robbery.
Other reported crimes that recorded an increase included motorcycle and car thefts, which increased by 667 cases, amounting to a total of 9,995 cases.
“The number of vehicle thefts is usually accurate as the victims cannot claim insurance payouts without police reports,” he said.
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