KUALA LUMPUR: More than 1,200 murder cases were recorded between 2021 to 2025 according to figures revealed by the Home Ministry. The ministry told the Dewan Rakyat that 239 cases were recorded in 2021 followed by 241 in 2022, 262 in 2023, 237 in 2024 and 248 in 2025.
"There was no drastic increase in the number of murders, contrary to the perceptions of several quarters. However the police will always take preventive measures in accordance with the law to curb murders," it said in a written reply on Jan 22.
