Unearth the urban street crime in Malaysia: a thematic analysis

Mohd Rahimi Zainol; Kamarul Azman Khamis; Zaherawati Zakaria

doi:10.1117/12.3011767

19 December 2023 Unearth the urban street crime in Malaysia: a thematic analysis

Mohd Rahimi Zainol, Kamarul Azman Khamis, Zaherawati Zakaria

Proceedings Volume 12936, International Conference on Mathematical and Statistical Physics, Computational Science, Education and Communication (ICMSCE 2023); 1293619 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011767
Event: International Conference on Mathematical and Statistical Physics, Computational Science, Education and Communication (ICMSCE 2023), 2023, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

Urban crime is a worrying problem in Malaysia, especially in densely populated areas and large cities. Although Malaysia generally has a relatively low crime rate compared to some other countries, urban street crime still occurs, and it is important for residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent crime and to ensure their safety. The city of Ipoh is the oldest and one of the largest cities in Malaysia. Activities that are dense with social and economic activities encourage street crime to occur and increase after the economy reopens after April 2022. Therefore, the objective of this study is to unearth urban street crime that occurs in Bandar Ipoh and efforts that can be improved by Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) and local authorities to keep the public and the city safe to live in. The results of the study show that all informants among the public and police officers agree that the level of street crime is still under control despite the increase after the pandemic. Despite experiencing a not serious increase, the government's efforts through RMP and other authorities such as monitoring and patrolling need to be improved. Local authority needs to add facilities such as CCTV and improve Geographic Information System (GIS) will increase the level of security in the city. Future studies can be expanded in scope by involving studies in other cities in Malaysia with the use of diverse methods in data collection to increase the depth of the study results.

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Mohd Rahimi Zainol, Kamarul Azman Khamis, and Zaherawati Zakaria "Unearth the urban street crime in Malaysia: a thematic analysis", Proc. SPIE 12936, International Conference on Mathematical and Statistical Physics, Computational Science, Education and Communication (ICMSCE 2023), 1293619 (19 December 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011767

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COVID 19

Safety

Analytical research

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Web 2.0 technologies

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