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Crime in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Crime rates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| Level of crime | 74.06 | High | |
| Crime increasing in the past 3 years | 78.77 | High | |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 69.70 | High | |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 75.39 | High | |
| Worries car stolen | 67.13 | High | |
| Worries things from car stolen | 71.36 | High | |
| Worries attacked | 64.45 | High | |
| Worries being insulted | 52.63 | Moderate | |
| Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion | 48.26 | Moderate | |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 61.28 | High | |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 72.47 | High | |
| Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery | 72.19 | High | |
| Problem corruption and bribery | 84.94 | Very High |
Safety in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 48.37 | Moderate | |
| Safety walking alone during night | 22.60 | Low |
Contributors: 514
Last update: July 2017
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.
100 Comments so far
This crime in Malaysia is real, but not as dangerous like people think. Yes, a motorcycle can break your car's windows and rob your bag, but compared to other countries Malaysia is safe. Believe me or not me living 5 years in Malaysia have not encountered any crime at all. Except at one time that a guy in a motorcycle broke our window for no reason or maids stealing stuff. It's worth visiting Kuala Lumpur and it's not really that dangerous compared to other countries. Of course if a crime is in Malaysia there will 1 million copies of that crime, but it rarely happens. Of course every country has crime, but I'm just saying you're quite safe in Malaysia, Kuala lumpur.
Any honorably police Tamil contact me
She was grabbed while walking outside at the university and I can't do a police report because I'm in American,if anyone can contact the police in Malaysia please call and do a report for a kidnapped person at mahsa university
malaysia is safer than alot of cities in southeast asia looks like spamming on malaysia
CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT,CLASS SEPARATION,PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF IS CORRUPTED..
.NO WONDER SO MUCH GANGSTERISM AND CRIMES.
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.i wont going back to malaysia tho..make me sick
Please advise your expert thought
Just State your anger against the specific people that have caused the problem and keep your overly emotional, racist comments out of it.
Your comments are completely unacceptable.
The people regulating this website should report him to the relevant authorities. He should be charged with hate crime, among various other offenses that he has committed here.
Could the regulators here please act as quickly as possible.
Thanks
As for stinking Tamils, let me enlighten you that those leaving in cold countries stink more when they do not shower during cold weather. At least I know that the Tamil community in Malaysia bathe every day.
You have not identified your race but I gather that you are not a Malaysian by heart, except that I can guarantee you are an opportunist and sadly, unable to lead a better life yet.
Verily, we Malaysian should be afraid of this high level of crime that brought in by undecent activities of foreigners. We should stop them from coming in. ATM loot by Latinos, metanphetamine mass selling for parties at apartments by whites, persian and latinos. Scam by africans. And there is no reason why local is started to unwelcome you foreigners. True its unfair for afew decent visitors but we the decent locals have done our best to protect the good people and we glad to let these bad b*stards pounded with the thug law.
So long, I still enjoy drinking beer alfresco in jalan alor, enjoy the cordial mixture of our very own way of interracial that not forcing people to assimilate like dog forced to be cat or vice versa. I still can linger around Bukit Bintang from midnight to sunset (but why would I, its better be on bed enjoy sleep.
We locals always hadn't face any trouble that much with authorities, unless we are doing something wrong. Bribery will not flourished by the recieving attitude. You should question yourself on your giving attitude to make a way for your own a** off the trouble.
We not force people to come here. Its your own choice upon your own will. I would say this index is utter rubbish done in disturbing revengeful manner of I dont know why.
Personally, I've lived in this country all my life and never in my 35++ years have I witnessed or gotten involved in a violent crime. I've travelled to all countries in SouthEast Asia except East Timor but I've never encountered a dangerous or life-threatening crime! Ironically, I was mugged once... In Barcelona, Spain of all places! I'm not saying that crime doesn't exist here – of course it does but it's relatively safer than many countries around the world. I've also entertained many, many foreign visitors in this country, friends and business acquaintances – and most love this place.
In fact, I sometimes feel that visitors that come here have a stronger appreciation of Malaysia than the locals. Politically, the Malaysian government has a long way to go – it's complicated and not just about racial lines as it's made up to be here in the comments. As a Malaysian Chinese I do feel like my community here (esp. working class) is sidelined by the government but then again, the chinese here are strong and self-reliant.
Other than that, the country has a lot to offer. It just needs to be loved for it to improve.
I was waiting for the green light to cross the road to get to the bukit bintang monorial when three people, 2 males and 1 female approached my friend and I.
Both of my friend and I were separated and spoken individually to these scammers. My friend spoke to the female lady, might be in her 30s and plump (~59-60kg, 161~cm), with tied up medium length hair.
The two males, one of them couldn't speak and seemed deaf (now known as Mr A). The other one (now known as Mr B) translates what the deaf man wanted from me. Both of them were quite short I'd say around 158~162cm tall.
Mr A pulled me over, away from my friend and tried to get me to write my name onto some kind of form that contains four columns namely (Date, Name, Origin, and a weird column that I couldn't make sense of its abbreviation). So Mr A, the deaf guy insisted me to write my details on the form with his sign language I so wrote. Then the last column seemed like an amount (where you state the money you would pay) then I noticed something is suspicious so I left it blank. I didnt know whats its for then Mr B came and told me to "support". He said Mr A wants me to buy something from him and asked me to support. I said I dont want to pay you can? He insisted that i support something that I couldn't comprehend. Seeing Mr A was deaf and obviously handicapped, I took out RM10 and gave it to him. Then Mr A wants to hand me a cheap keychain and I refused to take it. But I knew I was being cheated so I wanted to leave. I took the keychain anyhow.
After I finished the matter with both the males I went over to my friend who is still speaking to that fat lady. Suddenly Mr A pulled me and Mr B asked me to stand away from my friend. He told me not to disturb my friend. At that moment I noticed they are all scammers. I asked Mr B WHY i cannot talk to my friend. HE couldnt answer and just ask me to stay where I am. I quickly grab my friend and ran away while the traffic light turns green.
Then I tossed away the keychain given to me cuz i was furious that i got cheated :|
Anyhow my friend knew something was wrong and she didn't take out any money. Here comes the side of her story: In her conversation with the lady, she asked her to fill up the form too, but like me, she left the last column blank. As that lady could speak and didn't seemed handicapped in someways, my friend ask her what is this for. Then the lady told her to quickly fill up the form because this is a competition with me. She quickly sensed amiss and pressuring the lady to tell her what is this for. That was when I came and grabbed my friend to make for the run.
Advice:
Just don't talk to anyone who is trying to make impromptu conversation with you. Threaten to call the police if they insist.
IF anyone seemed very pitiful to you, that they lost money or whatnot, call the police to guide them.
I know that kind people (like me, ehem) would pity them but sometimes, KL is not the place for you to waste your kindness.
My jobs requires me to travel all over the world (from US, Europe, Africa, ASEAN and even Papua New Guinea)
(IMHO in ASEAN countries like Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok and Singapore are pretty safe for tourists)
As for Malaysia, unfortunately the crime rates did increased tremendously for the past 10 years.
So just like anywhere else in the world when you travel to a foreign country, you just have to learn to be more careful.
Here are some of my pointers:
1. Avoid areas/alleys that are less frequent by people (get an official guide if possible)
2. Always check and reconfirm with locals/people from the hotel of the location that was recommended to you
3. Do not keep all your money with you if possible (there are always pickpocket opportunist)
4. If you can, avoid taking taxi from the streets (usually they will try to scam you just as anywhere else in the world). Go to an establish place like the hotel and ask them to call a taxi for you or use UBER or MyTeksi
5. Malaysians are generally friendly regardless of race however there are always some dodgy people. so just be careful. If you are not sure of their intention, just politely decline their help.
6. Don't simply accept drinks from strangers (drugs are easily available here and you can be hanged for possession of drugs)
7. There are good cops and bad cops. If you stay out of the trouble, generally you will not have any problem
8. Keep a photocopy of your passport in case if you lose it and make sure you have a contact number of your local embassies/ hotel/ friends who can help in case of emergencies
9. There are also snatch thieves around so be mindful when you are walking on side of the roads/ path (keep your sling bags closely to your body)
10. And yes.. there are scams/ tricksters around. Anyone called to inform you that you won prizes and need deposit/ purchase are scams.
11. There are credit card skimmers around. Just careful of where you uses it. If possible pay at the counter instead of passing your credit card to the server/ waiter.. etc
Here you are.
Good luck and have a good trip in Malaysia ;-)
I was told that as the political situation worsens, the military take-over was a definite possibility ... this to maintain Malay & UMNO supremacy. Whilst Indonesia is booming (and corruption is under check), Malaysia is going down the wrong path. Looks like Indonesia may emerge as the model nation for Muslim countries. I feel sorry for the non-malays in Malaysia. The brain drain is at its peek and soon Malaysia may be swallowed up by Indonesian progress.
The Malaysian politicians have FAILED Malaysians big time.
How true is this?
My friend is also in exact situation. He can't cash out the cheque. The bank advised him to open a bank account however one of the the requirements is to pay a tax insurance. He is in deep trouble because of this.
How did he get out of the situation?
Thanks
Anonymous on Apr 10, 2014 :
A post from Dave on Nov 01, 2013 caught my intention.
Is this really true that it happened to your friend? How is he now?
I have heard about this incident too, where a foreigner who had done with his project and payment in cheque term had been made to him. But he could not bank in the cheque as he has to pay tax.
Of course, he never did.
In a way, I guess I should have been more alert as I seldom encounter such things in Singapore itself.
Finally bear in mind that Malaysia is governed by a Crook Mr. Nejib himself assassinated a Mongolian lady to cover himself, it is a well known story in Malaysia. his wife Roosmah Mansoor she is a top master in corruption, so you can understand what is happening in Malaysia....
long story short , there are many other warm and friendly places when you can spend your money and see a real smiles..but not here .trust me on this NOT HERE !!!
She proceeded to call the police (station is about 5km away, at most) and they arrived after an hour plus. She explained what happened and then informed them that she wanted to go to the police station to make a police report. The Malay officer in charged looked at her with a seemingly disappointed face and asked her if anything was stolen to which she replied no. The officer then proceeded to say that there is no use to make police report as it is a waste of time and that most probably the culprit was an illegal foreigner and probably not coming back. She insisted and after some debate she went to the police station and made a report.
While at the station and during the filing of the report she clearly heard some comments coming from the rear part of the area she was compiling the report. The comments were simply put horrendous to hear but given the level of fear that people experience in Malaysia..better leave things undisturbed and avoid further fuss. One comment said clearly: What does she expect? With a short skirt like that she kind of asking to be raped.
Malaysia, Truly?? Crux of a joke. No further comments just disgust.
furthermore government are going to implement GST in the following year 2015.
Are u kinding me? u wan me to give u extra pocket money ? ( extra corruption ?)
GST will only let people become poorer if the government dont use the tax properly.
by the way is still the same problem ! corruption !!! If no corruption i will pay for the GST!
1. Corruption in Western countries is hardly present in the private sector or in inter-relations between private sector and public institutions. It is mostly limited to high-level state tender projects for large infrastructure projects. In Malaysia it is present everywhere from the smallest transactions to the largest both in the private and the public sectors. Malaysia has developed a country culture of co-habitation with corruption and thus the system is corrupted.
2. In Western nations, it is not a question of 'if' but rather 'when' scandals surface and the guilty are punished. People talk and are not afraid to report corruption: this can be seen very clearly by reading the newspapers and even watching investigative journalism...the truth eventually surfaces where for example prime ministers are forced to resign and high ranking govt. officials are jailed. In Malaysia on the other hand this does not happen; facts do not surface as people are generally afraid to speak openly about realities they are very aware of.
Put simply..there is no comparison.
I have always been proud to say that I am from Malaysia.
After reading all these, I feel so ashamed to call myself a Malaysian, and to all foreigners that had negative experience in Malaysia, I apologies on behalf of them. Truly sorry for all that you have been through.
I don't want my country to bear such a bad reputation, but I am always been wondering if our government know exactly what is going through out there, on the streets.
As a citizen, I feel ashamed of my country, but worse for those who are the rulers of this country. Shame on you!. You bunch of ignorant money-grabbing folks.
I am studying abroad now, and if I have a chance, I really don't feel like going back to this corrupted country. But, I can't bear to see my country continue to rot. After all, its still the place where I was born.
I wish one day our government will finally do something, bring some real change to the society. Especially for those who think other races are "pendatang asing" (foreign entrants or in other words, we are not welcomed here), please know how to be "shameful" with the current situation in Malaysia, and focus on changing the country, instead of enjoying your so called "God's given rights" in Malaysia.
have safe trip to malaysia
The period of the contract is for between January & October 2014. Once the contract had been signed by all parties involved, he was shown the smaller print on the contract which stated he had to pay Revenue Tax to the Malaysian Government of over $25,000 and upon payment of the Revenue Tax the awarded contract money will then be paid to the beneficiary, my partner.
So I went to KL while my partner sorted out workers and equipment to commence the work in Sarawak.
The purpose of my visit to KL was to pay the revenue tax and organise payment in our bank account back in our own country.
I paid the money into an account that the Minister informed us to pay it into and waited a couple of days for the money to clear so we could organise the transfer of USD$4 million.
The Minister, that my partner has been dealing with, called me at the Hotel I was staying at and advised me that before he would release the money to our account overseas we had to pay $6000 bank fees, this would ensure immediate same day clearance of the money. I told him we invested all our money into securing the contract, and asked him to take the money from the contract payment to pay the fees. He informed me that it needed to be a cash payment only into an account. Which again we paid and waited for that to clear.
Initially I was only suppose to be in KL for 7 days maximum. I ended up being there for 3 weeks trying to get the $4 million paid into our account.
Then the Malaysian flight went missing and the Minister we were dealing with, was no longer available to help us and referred my partner to his Deputy.
The Deputy then sent an email to my partner stating we have to pay almost $39,000 for money laundering/drug trafficking clearance certificate fees before they will release the USD$4 million.
The workers my partner put in place stopped working because of non payment, which is fair enough, no one will work for nothing over there, and my partner has been doing the work alone now for the past month.
Even the death of his father, during my time in KL, would not enforce sympathy from the Government to help us out to get my partner home for the funeral.....so sad!!!
Today 02.05.2014 almost 2 months later, my partner is still working offshore alone, and his Dad is finally being put to rest today without him being able to attend the funeral. And we still haven't been paid our contract money of $4 million.
I plea to anyone reading this, if you know how I can get my partner out of the hell hole he is in or if you know how or where to get help from. It would be much appreciated.
Life for my partner in Malaysia is miserable, and like other comments made, we too are sending him money to live when we can, but we, family and friends, are struggling financially to support him too now.
DO NOT do business with the corrupt Malaysian Government....we have learnt the hard way and are still suffering the consequences.
The only good thing I can say about KL is: it's so warm at nights and the hotel I stayed at called "D'Boutique Hotel" in Dengkil about 10 mins drive from Putrajaya, was awesome.
The staff really looked after me the whole 3 weeks I stayed there and really serve and take care of their patrons. Even the security at the hotel was really good. They ARE awesome!!...I have made friends at the hotel and look forward to visiting them again in the near future.
The government spoiled them with too much free money and they become useless baby makers creating another generation of bums. The non aboriginals get nothing and have to do well and have done well. Blaming foreigners for crimes Is not being honest about the real issues that creates the high crime rate. Corrupt government in all departments , including police adds to the problem.
Is this really true that it happened to your friend? How is he now?
I have heard about this incident too, where a foreigner who had done with his project and payment in cheque term had been made to him. But he could not bank in the cheque as he has to pay tax.
Naturally I used common sense and didn't flash a lot of money around or wear jewelry and when I used my phone I did so out of site of anyone.
The majority of Malays are not thieves
or bandits. Sure I sensed being observed here and there because a white person is not a common sight in most areas so I expected that but never once felt uncomfortable. Some may say I was lucky and happened not to run in to any shady people but I would argue that with all the areas I travelled to and stayed a couple days
It is much more likely that Malaysians in general are good people and I'm not letting them be white washed as being
gangster ridden. The government is another story but as a visitor that is non of my concern , it is up to the people to deal with and the people treated me well so for me this was the important thing.
Staying with my wife's family who lives there I was not too concerned about anything happening and indeed my three weeks stay was nice and Malaysia in general is a nice country. Good climate and there are nice people there so in regard to the facist BN government and the islamic hoard
you just keep your mouth shut about government and religion and you'll be fine. Enjoy what the country has to offer and enjoy the good food , take safety precations as you would anywhere in regard to pick pockets and scam artists and your fine.
... being robbed (3 relatives (handbag snatching) and 1 being robbed twice at pasar pagi and no ones helping)
.... same neighbor have their house ransacked twice in 2 years. A bunch of guys drove a lorry up to the driveway when the couple gone out to work. Removed the gates and helped themselves. The house was cleared both times. Perhaps same bunch of guys keeping track our our neighbors all the time?
.... another neighbor bought a brand new Toyota Altos and gone the 2nd day. Electric gates were lifted away and took the car midnight.
..... recently a relative's house has been broke in by 2 robbers. They managed to break in and got to the living room area at 9 PM. My relative locked themselves in a room and called police but they never showed up, luckily neighbors bundled up and scared the robbers away. Police station only less than 3 miles away.
.. Many years ago, I was stopped by a polis gemuk and told me that I was speeding. Hmmm how fast can I sped at KL's where while the people at the street can walk faster than my car in traffic ???? So, I gave him some coins and a few ringgits. He got mad with me, saying coins too heavy but took them anyway. To me, I bought my freedom from highway robbers. A few ringgits simply not worth my time debating with him.
You will see news from newspapers that kids being kidnapped and hardly any of them have been rescued from time to time. That's pretty scary if you are trying to raise young kids there.
#Nald - learning Karate eh ? I was in Karate for more than 10 years, couple years in BJJ/Judo, did body building and now doing hardcore Aikido (the one for police training). I am confident enough to say, I have no trouble taking 3 untrained persons who can be larger than me - 200 lbs. But I will probably pee my pants off if 3 crazy midgets charging at me with parangs (popular crime weapons).
You just need to be careful of what you wear, where and when you go in Kuala Lumpur. It is not as what you think and read from the news. Oh Yeah, best place to retire .. Malaysia ! Racism is the policy, corruption is part of the process. Some states are getting better but others getting worse. Do your homework and don't believe in fairy tales. If you have tons of money then things will be different. You can stay in gated community, have a driver to take you everywhere and buy your way to anything.
Aside from the crimes, Malaysia is indeed a beautiful country, virtually free from natural disasters and relatively cheap in medical as compared to the West.
I hate malaysia so much.
Malaysia is dangerous same as any another country ... You should only take care of yourself .. Don't go to dark area ,Don't fight with anyone, don't go at night.
Malaysia police is sucks they are so lazy and cheater . Hope they go to hell.
I love Malaysia it's a beautiful country and I enjoying my life in here....
Don't take taxi from the street.
Just come to Kuala Lumpur and enjoy your time here don't worry .
Places I recommend u to go in kulala lumpur are
Pavilion
Time square
China town
Bukit bintang
sungei wang plaza
mid valley
genting highland
sunway pyramid
KLCC
Fahrenhite 88
Lot10
Sorry about my bad english ..
Enjoy malaysia.
Malaysia is a lovely country with people eager to smile and help. With its fascinating history, dramatic and beautiful landscapes and phenomenal food, it was, for me, a paradise for so many years. Yet, I saw things change during the time I was there. When we arrived, it was common to hear that in Malaysia "orang tak kacau" (people won't bother you). However, that statement, over the years, proved to be untrue. With a traffic situation characterized by drivers who check their sanity at the door before getting in the car and an inability to sleep at night from fears of early morning burglaries, life in Malaysia lost much of the allure it had originally for me. Our bungalow in a northern suburb became a fortress, with increasingly higher walls and advanced alarm system. I began to awake each day fearing three things: 1) that I or my wife or children would die in a highway accident; 2)that we would be brutalized either in a residential burglary or in a road rage incident; and 3) that I would inadvertently kill someone else on the highway. For me, it was time to go home. Best advice I can give: Live in a secure and well-protected environment and be ever-aware of your surroundings. Malaysia still has so much to offer. Yet, like so many things, it has changed with time. Enjoy, but be careful!
For foreigners staying in Malaysia. Just be careful. Take precautions in everything you do. Same for us Malaysian we need to be careful too. Don’t walk at unknown place or darkplaces at odd times. Don’t carry a handbag as handbag attracts thieves. Avoid walking alone. Don’t talk on the phone while walking or driving. Don’t put handbags or valueable stuff in car….dont make it visible from outside while driving and especially while parking. Everything that you think possible just take the precautions.
If you find something corrupted or corrupt actions..report it to your embassy or to police station. If that police station you find corrupt or don’t care of your report, report it to other station. If all station not responding go to your embassy im sure they can take action. That’s what embassy is for right? If embassy cant take action better pack up and close the facility.
No everyone here is bad and criminal, I mean when you see 10 or 50 people, maybe..1 is criminal. But not all. So criminals here are the minorities, therefore good people are majorities. So we can work together to make Malaysia a safer place. Cant change the world, try change things that are closer to you first. In conclusion, just be careful.
Be careful where you stay since some neighbourhoods / condos have gangsters running the Management. We call them 'Taiko's" ('Big Brother') here. They will force you to pay literally for nothing, i.e. Building Maintenance Fees when they provide zero building maintenance. And if you complain then they will send their boys over to have a 'chat' with you.
My place has had murders (a couple shot to death), rapes (women parked outside have been dragged away, raped and killed), robberies (Security tells me the robbers actually stay in the condo; been arrested before but the police let them go), beatings (seen a couple college kids been beaten up by gangsters not 2 feet from the security guard house), prostitutes & pimps, and school kids being molested (there's a primary school next door); I've even heard gunshots in the middle of the night and we live in country where gun ownership is completely illegal. And I live less than 10 minutes drive to KLCC.
The police in my area patrol armed with machine guns. When they stop cars, they will get out with one cop hanging back with the machine gun loosely pointed at the car. The Taiko's aren't scared cos I see them sometimes 'talking' with the cops in the alleyways nearby.
I even know an expat who has had her 8 year old daughter kidnapped - he paid so he got her back safely; he left this country 24 hours later. If you're thinking of moving here then my only advise is to pay, a LOT, to stay in a high end neighbourhood with very high security. If the guards don't let you in even after you have stayed in the place for a couple years, just because you forgot your security tag - that's a very good thing. If they don't care that the person seeking entry is some rich millionaire or a powerful politician who has forgotten their tags - that's a good thing. Just remember that when it comes to the lives of your family and children, perhaps your ego should take a back seat.
crime crime crime every where in the world.but the worst is the supervisor of kelana jaya my home hotel does not respect you as a customer. she will show her sour face always. if it is not because the study, i will never choose this hotel in kelana jaya.