KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's cybercrime cases more than doubled in 2025, rising 109.9 percent to 1,486 cases from 708 in 2024, official data showed on Friday.
Losses from cybercrime cases surged to 238 million ringgit (about 58.28 million U.S. dollars) from 33 million ringgit, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Meanwhile, homicide cases increased 3.7 percent to 252 from 243, driven by a rise in intentional homicides.
Meanwhile, domestic violence cases fell 8.3 percent to 6,522 from 7,116.
Sexual assault cases rose 14.3 percent to 4,562 from 3,992.
Robbery cases declined to 3,108 from 3,394, mainly due to a drop in robbery from the person cases.
In contrast, theft of personal property cases increased 2.7 percent to 18,477 from 17,997, due to a rise in theft from the person.
