Cops seek to further reduce crime rate in Klang Valley

Selangor Police Chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah

PETALING JAYA: Police aim to reduce the crime rate even further, especially in the Klang Valley through various efforts, including better engagement with the people through community policing programmes and increased use of the Internet and social media.

Selangor police chief Deputy CommDatuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah (pic) said police managed to reduce the crime rate in the state by 8.3% last year with 40,629 cases recorded compared with 44,302 cases in 2011.

“It represented a drop of 3,673 cases. The decline in crime is due to a number of successful programmes based on working with the community,” he said yesterday.

DCP Tun Hisan said the force also worked on having strategic police presence to prevent and combat crime.   Read more .....