KUALA LUMPUR: Regular police patrols and surveillance, in addition to Movement Control Order (MCO) roadblocks in and around the city, have significantly reduced the crime rate. As of press time, city police were about to release a statement on how crime was kept in check even during the MCO. He shot down rumours and claims of a spike in the crime rate after two weeks of MCO. “It is unfortunate it happened but this does not mean that there is a spike in the whole city’s crime rate. On March 24, Mazlan had said that crime in the city had been reduced by 48 per cent after the first week of the MCO.

Source: New Strait Times April 02, 2020 03:56 UTC