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20-02-2014, 07:20 PM
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Johor "safe beyond doubt" and Singaporeans not crime targets: Johor police chief
Published on Feb 20, 2014
2:43 PM
http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/imagecache/story-gallery-featured/20140220/sjjohor201e.jpg
Johor police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff speaking about the Johor crime situation to Singaporean and Malaysian media in Johor Bahru on Thursday.
Referring to negative perceptions of the crime situation in Johor and recent crime statistics, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said that the state's police are in "full control".
Datuk Mohd Mokhtar noted that the number of violent and property crime cases in Johor fell about 36 per cent between 2008 and last year. Overall, there were 17,105 crime cases in the state last year, or about 10 per cent less than in 2012.
The police chief also assured Singaporeans that they are not specifically targeted by criminals: "Crimes are committed when an opportunity arises regardless of (a victim's) race, religion, sex and nationality."
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...argets-johor-p (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/johor-safe-beyond-doubt-and-singaporeans-are-not-crime-targets-johor-p)
Earlier this year Straits Times published that "In the latest annual statistics released by the police on Friday, the crime rate last year was 549 per 100,000 people compared with 584 per 100,00 in 2012, and has been on the downtrend since 2005." (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...ce-statistics- (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/total-number-crime-cases-singapore-30-year-low-2013-police-statistics-))
If there are 17,105 crime cases in Johor, then it will be less than 510 cases per 100,000 (Johor pop: 3.38 million), effectively saying Singapore is more dangerous to live than Johor!:eek:
Maybe I should be more careful walking around in Singapore and be home before midnight just in case.:rolleyes:
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175445-State-Of-Johor-Is-Safer-Than-Singapore-You-Believe&goto=newpost).
Johor "safe beyond doubt" and Singaporeans not crime targets: Johor police chief
Published on Feb 20, 2014
2:43 PM
http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/imagecache/story-gallery-featured/20140220/sjjohor201e.jpg
Johor police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff speaking about the Johor crime situation to Singaporean and Malaysian media in Johor Bahru on Thursday.
Referring to negative perceptions of the crime situation in Johor and recent crime statistics, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said that the state's police are in "full control".
Datuk Mohd Mokhtar noted that the number of violent and property crime cases in Johor fell about 36 per cent between 2008 and last year. Overall, there were 17,105 crime cases in the state last year, or about 10 per cent less than in 2012.
The police chief also assured Singaporeans that they are not specifically targeted by criminals: "Crimes are committed when an opportunity arises regardless of (a victim's) race, religion, sex and nationality."
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...argets-johor-p (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/johor-safe-beyond-doubt-and-singaporeans-are-not-crime-targets-johor-p)
Earlier this year Straits Times published that "In the latest annual statistics released by the police on Friday, the crime rate last year was 549 per 100,000 people compared with 584 per 100,00 in 2012, and has been on the downtrend since 2005." (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...ce-statistics- (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/total-number-crime-cases-singapore-30-year-low-2013-police-statistics-))
If there are 17,105 crime cases in Johor, then it will be less than 510 cases per 100,000 (Johor pop: 3.38 million), effectively saying Singapore is more dangerous to live than Johor!:eek:
Maybe I should be more careful walking around in Singapore and be home before midnight just in case.:rolleyes:
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175445-State-Of-Johor-Is-Safer-Than-Singapore-You-Believe&goto=newpost).