Pandemic and movement controls helped bring crime rate down in Sarawak, cops say

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KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic and movement restrictions contributed to a significant decline in Sarawak's crime rate over the last two years, say police.

State CID chief Senior Asst Comm Lucas Aket said the number of cases dropped by 27% to 4,298 last year compared to 5,874 in 2020 and 6,022 in 2019.

"This also restricted perpetrators, who in fact were also afraid of Covid-19," he told a press conference on the Sarawak police contingent's achievements last year here on Thursday .

 

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