KUALA TERENGGANU: The crime index in Terengganu dropped by 24.01 per cent between January and November this year, outgoing state police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said yesterday.
He said that up to last month, 1,328 or 55.46 per cent of crime cases had been solved.
“The main factor contributing to the success was the close cooperation between the police and the people, especially in the channelling of information by the people to the police.
“The police are also making continuous efforts to further reduce the crime rate,” Mohd Shukri told reporters after handing over duties to his successor Datuk Jamshah Mustapha, the assistant director of training in Bukit Aman.
Mohd Shukri, who has been Terengganu police chief since Oct 10, 2008, will be transferred to Perak as the police chief effective Dec 30. Mohd Shukri said cooperation between the police and the people was vital to solve and control criminal activities. — Bernama