Residents of This Province Faced the Highest Risk of Becoming Crime Victims in 2021

West Papua is the Indonesian region most prone to crime. This is reflected in the high crime rate in the province compared to other provinces.

Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) shows a crime rate in the province of 289 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021. This means that 289 out of every 100,000 residents of West Papua were victims of crime last year.

The crime rate in West Papua Province decreased compared to the previous year, which was 328 per 100,000 inhabitants. The crime rate in the province with its capital city in Manokwari is three times higher than the national crime rate of 90 per 100,000 inhabitants.

The next highest crime rate is in DKI Jakarta and its surrounding areas. In the Polda Metro Jaya region, the crime rate was 277 per 100,000 inhabitants. This figure jumped almost threefold compared to the previous year, which was only 105 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Next is North Sumatra with a crime rate of 250 per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by North Sulawesi at 249 per 100,000 inhabitants, and Gorontalo at 208 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Papua also has a crime rate of 186 per 100,000 inhabitants, while Bengkulu and Maluku each have 177 per 100,000 inhabitants, Central Sulawesi 169 per 100,000 inhabitants, and South Sulawesi 166 per 100,000 inhabitants.

For information, the national crime rate has decreased over the past five years, as shown in the list below:

* 2016: 140 per 100,000 inhabitants
* 2017: 129 per 100,000 inhabitants
* 2018: 113 per 100,000 inhabitants
* 2019: 103 per 100,000 inhabitants
* 2020: 94 per 100,000 inhabitants
* 2021: 90 per 100,000 inhabitants