Crime cases down by 21.4% in 2020, says DOSM report


Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the NKS climbed slowly at 1.8% compared with 3.6% in the previous year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Violent and property crime cases have decreased by 21.4% in 2020 from 83,456 to 65,623, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic).

He said violent crime dropped by 19.5% to 13,279 cases in 2020 while property crime decreased by 21.8% to record 52,344 cases during the same period in 2019.

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