Community policing gallops to success
Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the pilot project conducted at SS20 in Damansara Utama has won good response from the public.
With several policemen on their crime prevention rounds clearly visible on horseback, the crime rate in SS20 has seen a drop of between 20 and 40 per cent since the community policing programme was implemented, Khalid said.
The decrease in crime in the area was also attributed to residents being more aware and pro-active in providing police with information on criminal activities in the area.
After the success in SS20, Selangor police introduced the community policing programme in Damansara Utama.
"We have limited manpower and we have to seek help from the public to assist us in combating crime," said Khalid.
Community policing is a collaboration between police and residents in preventing and busting crime.
January 02, 2009 -the star-
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