Petaling Jaya, 27th March 2025 – More than 3,000 crime hotspots will be watched by police during patrols for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations, says Bukit Aman.

The balik kampung holiday exodus, which begins this weekend, will also see the deployment of more than 6,000 personnel from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK) throughout the duration of Op Selamat, from March 29 to April 3.

Speaking to The Star, Bukit Aman JPJKK Director, CP Datuk Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said 3,148 crime prevention hotspots had been identified across the country.

“These hotspots are identified based on reports received by the police regarding crimes involving property and violence and have been studied by the JPJKK chiefs at the state and district levels,” he said.

Selangor tops the number of hotspots with 764, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 446.

Datuk Wan Hassan said JPJKK would focus on efforts to reduce property crime rates such as burglary cases throughout the period of Op Selamat.

“To achieve this objective, the elements within JPJKK that will be fully mobilised are the Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) and Motorcycle Patrol Unit (URB) elements.

“This will involve more frequent patrols in residential areas and high-risk locations,” he said.

Source: The Star