Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo after chairing the weekly state executive council meeting here yesterday said that 200 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed in several municipalities in the Klang Valley in a bid to curb growing criminal activity in Selangor,.
The cameras would be installed by early next year and locations would be picked based on the number of people frequenting the areas. He said the state government would lease the cameras and other related equipment at a cost of RM3mil a year. He told reporters.
The cameras will eventually be connected to local police station to monitor local security.
On this aspect, we urge the state government to come forth for a more comprehensive the overall anti crime campaign as according to statistic from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP), crime rate in the Selangor has gone from bad to worse when crime index rose 14.3 percents from 47,999 cases in 2005 to 54,270 cases in 2006.
In Petaling Jaya, statistic released by Petaling Jaya Police District shows that crime rate in Petaling Jaya had increased even higher by 22.6 percent, surpassing Selangor and national level in terms of increment rate!
It is very clear from here that, criminal activities in the whole of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will turn from worse to worst if a comprehensive and overall anti crime action plan is absent from our efforts to fight crime.
And in this course, we can neither afford to totally rely on equipment alone to fight crime nor to be so naïve to believe that crime index will drop so much as when we have state-of-the-art
For example, CCTV must also be coupled with security guard so that victims can immediately ask for assistance whenever there is an emergency. This is a very important aspect to ensure the personal safety of the victim when most of the victims are either children or women.
If there is surveillance from security guard, then it will be meaningless to have CCTVs as it will not help to save lives even though it can be helpful to the police’s investigation. Canny Ong’s incident is a classical example to explain this.
There is no excuse for the Police to relax although CCTVs are installed. In fact, CCTV is not a guarantee that crime rate will reduce. In Petaling Jaya, the City Hall spent RM 1.8 million just to installed 16 CCTVs April 2006. Another 6 were installed 7 months later, bringing the total costing to RM 2.3 million (average one CCTV costs RM105,000 – report from Nanyang Siang Pau Metro 11th August 2006).
Even though CCTVs are installed in various “black spots” in Petaling Jaya, crime index in PJ has gone worse when it rose by 22.6 percent.
Another point to be taken is the costing of each CCTV. Khir yesterday announced that all 200 CCTVs will cost roughly RM 3 million (RM 15,000 per CCTV). This is surprisingly low as CCTVs procured by City Hall is ten times much expensive (RM105,000 per CCTV).
It will be interesting to understand why the huge price difference between CCTV procured by State Government and City Council. We urge the Mayor and the MB could come clear on this matter.
The cameras would be installed by early next year and locations would be picked based on the number of people frequenting the areas. He said the state government would lease the cameras and other related equipment at a cost of RM3mil a year. He told reporters.
The cameras will eventually be connected to local police station to monitor local security.
On this aspect, we urge the state government to come forth for a more comprehensive the overall anti crime campaign as according to statistic from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP), crime rate in the Selangor has gone from bad to worse when crime index rose 14.3 percents from 47,999 cases in 2005 to 54,270 cases in 2006.
In Petaling Jaya, statistic released by Petaling Jaya Police District shows that crime rate in Petaling Jaya had increased even higher by 22.6 percent, surpassing Selangor and national level in terms of increment rate!
It is very clear from here that, criminal activities in the whole of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will turn from worse to worst if a comprehensive and overall anti crime action plan is absent from our efforts to fight crime.
And in this course, we can neither afford to totally rely on equipment alone to fight crime nor to be so naïve to believe that crime index will drop so much as when we have state-of-the-art
For example, CCTV must also be coupled with security guard so that victims can immediately ask for assistance whenever there is an emergency. This is a very important aspect to ensure the personal safety of the victim when most of the victims are either children or women.
If there is surveillance from security guard, then it will be meaningless to have CCTVs as it will not help to save lives even though it can be helpful to the police’s investigation. Canny Ong’s incident is a classical example to explain this.
There is no excuse for the Police to relax although CCTVs are installed. In fact, CCTV is not a guarantee that crime rate will reduce. In Petaling Jaya, the City Hall spent RM 1.8 million just to installed 16 CCTVs April 2006. Another 6 were installed 7 months later, bringing the total costing to RM 2.3 million (average one CCTV costs RM105,000 – report from Nanyang Siang Pau Metro 11th August 2006).
Even though CCTVs are installed in various “black spots” in Petaling Jaya, crime index in PJ has gone worse when it rose by 22.6 percent.
Another point to be taken is the costing of each CCTV. Khir yesterday announced that all 200 CCTVs will cost roughly RM 3 million (RM 15,000 per CCTV). This is surprisingly low as CCTVs procured by City Hall is ten times much expensive (RM105,000 per CCTV).
It will be interesting to understand why the huge price difference between CCTV procured by State Government and City Council. We urge the Mayor and the MB could come clear on this matter.
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