The crime rate in Malaysia has gone down to 153,309 cases in 2012, from 157,629 cases in 2011.
According to Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, the effort was part of the National Key Result Area (NKRA) programme of reducing crime, which saw a drop of 4,320 cases. "Police have continued with actions to boost the force's image and gain public confidence," he said.
The NKRA for reducing crime is among six NKRA’s, which is part of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) initiative, which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 27 July 2009.
“The GTP initiative on reducing crime has, among other things, placed Malaysia one step ahead of the United States in terms of order and security, according to an assessment by the World Justice Project (WJP) 2011 Rule of Law Index. The WJP Annual Report 2011 ranked Malaysia 12th among 66 countries covered under its assessment of order and security,” wrote Bernama.
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