Crime in Malaysia

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Crime rates in Malaysia

Level of crime	51.51	Moderate
Crime increasing in the past 3 years	57.76	Moderate
Worries home broken and things stolen	52.30	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	53.94	Moderate
Worries car stolen	48.95	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	53.54	Moderate
Worries attacked	45.72	Moderate
Worries being insulted	38.00	Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	33.58	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	46.27	Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	54.77	Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	49.70	Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery	66.68	High

Safety walking alone during daylight		63.65	High
Safety walking alone during night		40.56	Moderate

Contributors: 1937

Last update: April 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

City	Crime Index	Safety Index
Kuala Lumpur	61.5	38.5
Johor Bahru	50.4	49.6
Penang	31.1	68.9

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Index
Crime Index:	50.09
Safety Index:	49.91