Numbers of foreigners involved in crime is worrying and alarming.
According to a written answer provided by Home Minister, in the year 2012, out of 602 murder cases, 66 were committed by foreigners, which were about 11%.
However, from January to August in 2014, 338 murder cases were recorded, and 167 or 49.4% were done by foreigners.
The other 2 types of crime where foreigner involvement spike are gang robbery with firearms and robbery with firearm.
In the year 2012, there were 110 cases of gang robbery with firearm recorded, and 34 foreigners were involved. However for the first 8 months in 2014, there were 59 cases of gang robbery with firearm recorded and 108 foreigners were involved.
As for robbery with firearm, the involvement of foreigners has also increased from 29.4% in 2012 to 71.4% in 2014.
In general, only 1% of the index crime was committed by foreigners in 2012. However, in merely 2 years, their involvement has increased to 11.2% in 2014.
PDRM should do a full analysis on the steep rise in crime committed by foreigners. Has our police authority become toothless tiger in the eyes of foreigners?
While we welcome law-abiding foreigners to seek fortune in Malaysia, but stern actions must be taken against those that abuse our hospitality and become criminals. At the same time, police must assert authority by taking actions against the illegal migrant workers in Malaysia to prevent the situation from getting worse.
