Two years after the implementation of the National
Key Result Areas (NKRA) to combat crime, there has a significant drop in the
crime index but the public still do not feel safe.In presenting the 2011
report card on crime, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today that overall
crime index and street crime index for 2011 had dropped by 11.1 and 39.7 percent
respectively.
However, an independent survey indicates that 52.9 percent of Malaysians are still fearful of becoming a victim of crime, which is 2.9 percent off from the 50 percent target.
“We acknowledge that there is still work to be done,” he
said during his keynote address at the International Conference on Principled
Policing at Subang Jaya, Selangor this morning.
At a press conference later, Hishammuddin said he was not satisfied with the results because the public was still fearful of crime and that the police were taking measures to overcome this.
Earlier in his speech, Hishammuddin said that the satisfaction index had rose to 70.5 percent, well above the 60 percent target set. The original satisfaction index before the NKRA was not mentioned in the speech.
"Achievements were also seen in our effort to improve the criminal justice process by increasing the number of arrest cases brought to court, where we achieved 23.5 percent against the 20 percent target," he added.
Meeting global standards
Beaming with pride, Hishammuddin also cited several global rankings to back his claim that the police and the government had performed well in crime fighting since the Government Transformation Programme kicked off in 2010.
"According to the World Justice Report, Malaysia is ranked first among 19 upper-middle income countries and 12th safest overall in the world, ahead of US and Great Britain."While in the Global Peace Index, we were ranked the safest and most peaceful ranked country in South-East Asia, fourth in the Asia Pacific and 19th worldwide.
"Separately, in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report - the main indicator of comparative economic strengths, we have moved up 30 spots from 2010, to number 63 in the rankings for 'business cost of crime and violence'.
"It is our hope we will rank in the top 50 in the WEF's assessments which is based on global survey of world's key business players and corporate dealers," he said.
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However, an independent survey indicates that 52.9 percent of Malaysians are still fearful of becoming a victim of crime, which is 2.9 percent off from the 50 percent target.
“We acknowledge that there is still work to be done,” he
said during his keynote address at the International Conference on Principled
Policing at Subang Jaya, Selangor this morning.At a press conference later, Hishammuddin said he was not satisfied with the results because the public was still fearful of crime and that the police were taking measures to overcome this.
Earlier in his speech, Hishammuddin said that the satisfaction index had rose to 70.5 percent, well above the 60 percent target set. The original satisfaction index before the NKRA was not mentioned in the speech.
"Achievements were also seen in our effort to improve the criminal justice process by increasing the number of arrest cases brought to court, where we achieved 23.5 percent against the 20 percent target," he added.
Meeting global standards
Beaming with pride, Hishammuddin also cited several global rankings to back his claim that the police and the government had performed well in crime fighting since the Government Transformation Programme kicked off in 2010.
"According to the World Justice Report, Malaysia is ranked first among 19 upper-middle income countries and 12th safest overall in the world, ahead of US and Great Britain."While in the Global Peace Index, we were ranked the safest and most peaceful ranked country in South-East Asia, fourth in the Asia Pacific and 19th worldwide.
"Separately, in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report - the main indicator of comparative economic strengths, we have moved up 30 spots from 2010, to number 63 in the rankings for 'business cost of crime and violence'.
"It is our hope we will rank in the top 50 in the WEF's assessments which is based on global survey of world's key business players and corporate dealers," he said.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/188982
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