MALAYSIA recorded 204,127 crime cases in the first nine months of this year, 29.6% below the projected threshold of 290,097, as the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) adopts a broader approach to assessing and preventing crime.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the force had moved away from relying solely on index crime measurements towards an overall assessment of crime to provide a more comprehensive picture of the country's security situation.
He said the figures reflected the collective efforts of police personnel, particularly those in the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK).
"In assessing the country's security landscape, we have fully shifted from measuring index crimes to an overall crime assessment.
"These figures are a positive indicator of the integrated efforts of all members of the force," he said at Bukit Aman's monthly assembly in Kuala Lumpur today.
Khalid said JPJKK's responsibilities extended beyond reducing crime rates to addressing the opportunities and motives behind criminal activities, strengthening community participation and improving public confidence in the police.
He called for closer cooperation with government agencies, the private sector and non-governmental organisations to become an integral part of the department's crime prevention strategy.
Among the initiatives highlighted was the proposed upgrade of the Volunteer Smartphone Patrol (VSP) application to VSP 3.0, incorporating artificial intelligence to improve its effectiveness and meet evolving digital needs.
He also highlighted community policing programmes such as the Go-To-Safety-Point (GTSP) initiative and the involvement of school liaison officers (PPS), whose duties are being shifted towards proactively identifying potential risks of student misconduct.
Khalid said JPJKK also played an important role in strengthening PDRM's supporting forces, including the 27,000-strong Auxiliary Police and the Police Volunteer Reserve.
The recent commissioning of 1,604 Police Undergraduate Voluntary Corps (Suksis) trainees as volunteer reserve police inspectors was another step towards developing a younger generation of strategic partners for the force. - November 4, 2026
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