Crime in Malaysia

Crime rates in Malaysia

Level of crime
50.26 Moderate
Crime increasing in the past 5 years
56.63 Moderate
Worries home broken and things stolen
51.01 Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed
52.58 Moderate
Worries car stolen
47.79 Moderate
Worries things from car stolen
52.26 Moderate
Worries attacked
44.52 Moderate
Worries being insulted
37.17 Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
32.85 Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs
45.37 Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
53.63 Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
48.48 Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery
65.68 High

Safety in Malaysia

Safety walking alone during daylight
64.57 High
Safety walking alone during night
41.86 Moderate

Contributors: 2026

Last update: November 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 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.

By City in Malaysia

Rank
City
Crime Index
Safety Index
Kuala Lumpur 60.6 39.4
Johor Bahru 48.7 51.3
Penang 30.3 69.7
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