How To Prevent Snatch Theft And Break-In Essay

HOW TO PREVENT FROM SNATCH THEFT AND BREAK-INS

Sri Permai is facing a crisis. Our beautiful housing area has seen a spectacular increase in the number of reported cases of snatch thefts and break-ins recently. For your information, as of June 2016, there have been 365 cases of snatch theft in Kuala Lumpur alone. In 2015, 604 cases were reported for Kuala Lumpur. As high as these numbers are, Kuala Lumpur was not the one with the highest cases reported. Selangor was the one with the highest number of reported snatch theft case with 950 case. Kuala Lumpur police Chief Comm. Datuk Amar Singh explained in a news article recently that the crime index has actually gone down by 45% since 2009 but property crimes such as break-ins (burglaries) made 80% of the crime rate bulk. What are snatch theft and break ins, what can be done to prevent snatch theft and break-ins in the area and what can the police do will be discussed in depth.

Snatch theft is a street crime, and is getting more common in Malaysia every day, with 7-8 crimes reported daily. It is the act of forcefully stealing from a pedestrian using rob-and-run tactics. These thieves ‘work’ in broad daylight, waiting for

Usually that crime is theft. Residential break-ins do occur and are becoming more frequent in single family homes; these break-ins generally do not result in confrontations or injuries to the occupants. While uncommon, some burglars have entered when occupants were home, tied the residents up, and threatened them with weapons. In 2013, a U.S. citizen was killed in an apparent home burglary. Gated apartment complexes with 24-hour guards have a much lower burglary rate than other residential units, and apartments in general are burglarized less often than stand-alone residences. Major international hotels typically have adequate security and as a result experience a low incidence of