He said, for example, concern about snatch thefts had also been blown out of proportion in the papers when actually the number of cases was low if divided by districts.
“Actually we have 28 districts, this year a total of 125 snatch theft cases have been reported, if the number of reports received is divided by the number of districts its only four to five cases in a district.
“For the record, until Sept 29 a total of 6,371 crime reports have been received, a decrease of 6.84 per cent or 468 cases compared with 6,838 cases for the same period last year,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after attending the Sarawak police monthly assembly at the Police Contingent Headquarters in Jalan Badruddin, on Wednesday
At the same event, Muhammad Sabtu officiated the pinning of rank ceremony for 25 Deputy Superintendents (DSPs), four sub-inspectors and 23 sergeant major.
— BERNAMA
