{"id":6851,"date":"2020-11-17T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T05:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2020-11-17T13:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T05:39:52","slug":"police-dismiss-allegations-of-rise-in-crime-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6851","title":{"rendered":"Police dismiss allegations of rise in crime rate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 &#8212; The police today dismissed allegations of an increase in the crime rate in the country because of people having&nbsp;lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the number of cases has indeed dropped this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said there was a 23 per cent reduction in the number of criminal cases between Jan 1 and Nov 15 this year compared to the corresponding period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-1024x548.png\" alt=\"crime rate\" class=\"wp-image-6852\" width=\"488\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-187x100.png 187w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-350x187.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7-800x428.png 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3703405aedd695eb336b8a53ebad37035e223ffe3e6d7.png 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of cases dropped by 16,719 from the 72,836 reported last year, he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the police are aware of public concern over a possible rise in the number of criminal cases in the mistaken belief that it is due to people having lost their jobs because of&nbsp;the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The community becomes upset over the incidents of snatch theft&nbsp;in the country circulated on social media, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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