Indonesian National Police Records 321,000 Criminal Cases Throughout 2022

A number of street crimes, including robberies, in Medan, North Sumatra, are currently in the spotlight. This situation has angered Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution, prompting him to demand firm action from the police.

"Robberies and motorcycle gang crimes are currently very worrying for the public and must be dealt with firmly. Especially for perpetrators who have repeatedly committed these acts. Therefore, I hope the police will be firmer in taking action against the perpetrators in the field, even if it means shooting them dead," wrote Bobby via his Instagram account on Friday (7/7/2023).

The son-in-law of President Jokowi considers the crime rate in Medan to cause significant losses, both socially and economically.

Aside from Bobby's statement and this issue, what is the general trend of crime cases in Indonesia?

Based on data from the National Criminal Information Center (Pusiknas) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), there were 321,662 crime cases throughout 2022.

Robberies, which fall under the category of violent theft (curas), were recorded at 4,184 cases. Robbery was actually the lowest type of crime in 2022.

Meanwhile, theft with aggravating circumstances (curat) was recorded as the highest type of crime with 36,184 cases.

Then, fraud or deceitful acts ranked second with 33,167 cases recorded in 2022.

Next, narcotics-related crimes and assault followed in the next ranks with 32,541 and 31,910 cases respectively.

The police also recorded that the most reported crime incidents occurred between 8:00 AM and 11:59 AM, totaling 50,656 cases.

Meanwhile, incidents in the early morning hours, between 10:00 PM and 11:59 PM, were recorded at 21,761 cases.

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