KL CPO: Crime rate down by half with movement control order
The crime rate in Kuala Lumpur has plummeted following the implementation of the movement control order which has been in effect since March 18.
City police chief Mazlan Lazim said the number of crimes recorded was down by almost half.
KL police chief Mazlan Lazim says police will beef up surveillance at Covid 19 hot spots.
The crime rate in Kuala Lumpur has plummeted following the implementation of the movement control order which has been in effect since March 18.
City police chief Mazlan Lazim said the number of crimes recorded was down by almost half.
"The crime rate in KL has gone down by 48 percent. Crimes such as snatch theft and motorcycle theft have tremendously decreased," he said.
Mazlan, who was met during a Covid-19 operation at the Selayang wholesale market (above), however, did not reveal other details.
His deputy Yong Lei Choo and Sentul police chief S Shanmugamoorthy were also present.
Mazlan said police would suggest to the local council to limit the Selayang market's operation hours and reduce the number of workers there to lessen the risk Covid-19 spreading.
"There are 440 stalls in the market. If one stall employs five workers, that means there will be more than 2,000 workers.
"It's too crowded. We want to suggest (to the local council) to limit the number of workers for one stall.
"In the current situation, there are just a few customers. It's unnecessary to maintain the same number of workers (as before)," he said.
Mazlan earlier led a police team to monitor the situation at the market. They were accompanied by a drone which made announcements via its speaker.
Following the Health Ministry's announcement that Lembah Pantai, Titiwangsa, and Kepong had recorded a high number of Covid-19 cases, Mazlan said the number of policemen there will be increased to monitor the movement of the public.
As of March 21, Lembah Pantai topped the list in KL with 90 Covid 19 cases, followed by Titiwangsa at 41 and Kepong which has recorded 24 cases.
"I have given instructions to my officers to enter residential areas and make announcements using loudhailers.
"If possible, we want a compliance rate to be up to 95 percent. For now, it's almost 90 percent," he said.
Overall, Mazlan said the police had conducted 51 roadblocks in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya while the number of policemen deployed was 3,127. They are being assisted by 420 army personnel.
