Theft, the Most Frequent Crime in Indonesia until April 2023

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The Indonesian National Police (Polri) reported 137,419 criminal cases in Indonesia from January 1st to April 30th, 2023. The majority of these cases were aggravated theft (curat).

Top 10 Most Frequent Crimes in Indonesia (January-April 2023)

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Top 10 Most Frequent Crimes in Indonesia (January-April 2023)

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The Indonesian National Police (Polri) reported 137,419 crimes in Indonesia during the January-April 2023 period.

This figure represents a 30.7% increase compared to the January-April 2022 period (cumulative-to-cumulative/ctc), which recorded 105,133 cases.

The majority of crimes this year were cases of aggravated theft (curat), totaling 30,019 cases.

According to Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP), curat refers to theft committed under specific circumstances resulting in a heavier sentence.

These aggravating circumstances include:

a. Theft of religious or faith-based sacred objects;
b. Theft of antiquities;
c. Theft of livestock or goods that constitute someone's primary livelihood or source of income;
d. Theft during a fire, explosion, natural disaster, shipwreck, stranded vessel, plane crash, train accident, road traffic accident, riot, rebellion, or war;
e. Theft at night from a house or enclosed yard containing a house, committed by someone whose presence there is unknown or unwanted by the rightful owner;
f. Theft involving damage, dismantling, cutting, breaking, climbing, using false keys, using false orders, or wearing a false official uniform to gain entry to the place where the crime is committed or to reach the stolen goods; or
g. Theft committed jointly and in collusion.

The following is a list of the top 10 most frequent crimes in Indonesia from January to April 2023:

1. Aggravated theft: 30,019 cases
2. Petty theft: 20,043 cases
3. Fraud: 6,425 cases
4. Assault: 6,374 cases
5. Narcotics: 5,287 cases
6. Embezzlement of origin: 3,516 cases
7. Motorcycle theft: 3,136 cases
8. Robbery: 3,124 cases
9. Gang assault: 1,953 cases
10. Embezzlement: 7 cases

According to the Polri, the majority of crimes in Indonesia occur at night, between 6 PM and 11:59 PM, with 15,703 cases. This accounts for 11.42% of the total crimes in Indonesia during January-April 2023.

Crimes were also prevalent between 8 AM and 11:59 AM (15,501 cases), followed by 3 PM and 5:59 PM (14,884 cases), and 4 AM and 4:59 AM (14,634 cases).

The above data was compiled from police reports submitted to E-MP, an application used by the police for investigation management.

This application contains data ranging from police reports and the assignment of police personnel to handle a case to the completion of the case.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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