He said the overall crime rate also fell by 2.3% as a result of cooperation between police and enforcement agencies and the people.
He said public safety and order in Penang was good and under control.
“For violent crimes, there were 858 cases reported in 2018 while in 2019 only 760 cases were recorded. For crime on properties, there were 3,416 cases reported last year and this year the number was 3,414 cases,” he said at a town hall “Discussion with The Royal Malaysia Police” here.
Nonetheless, he cautioned that there was an increasing trend in commercial and cyber crimes in the state in 2019.