Which Police Regional Office (Polda) Area Has the Highest Risk of Crime?

Central Sulawesi Police (Polda Sulteng) was recorded as the region with the highest crime risk in 2017. Based on 2018 crime statistics, the risk of residents in Sulteng becoming victims of crime was 345 per 100,000 inhabitants. This means that 345 people out of every 100,000 residents were victims of crime. The total population was only 2.96 million.

The crime risk rate in Polda Sulteng was far above the national average of 129 per 100,000 inhabitants and other provinces such as North Sulawesi Police (Polda Sulut) and Polda Metro Jaya (Jakarta).

Meanwhile, the region with the lowest crime victimization rate in 2017 was Central Java Police (Polda Jateng). The crime risk rate in the province with its capital city in Semarang was 35 per 100,000 inhabitants. For information, the number of crimes in Central Java reached 12,003 cases with a population of approximately 34 million.