DCP Raja Shahrom (second from left) at the Crime Prevention and Blood Donation programme at Aeon Bandaraya Melaka Shopping Centre.
MELAKA: The state crime index dropped by 12.9% for the first quarter of this year, accounting for 739 cases, compared to 848 cases for the same period last year, said Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Raja Shahrom Raja Abdullah.
He said based on crime index statistics up to April 14, the violent crime rate had dropped by 23.9% to 153 cases compared to the same period in 2018 with 201 cases.
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