Crime rates down in KL during MCO, say police


KUALA LUMPUR: Crime in the city dropped during the first two phases of the movement control order (MCO), says Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim.

The Kuala Lumpur police chief said during the first phase of the MCO from March 18 to March 31, the crime index in the city went down by 57.4%.

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