Above picture showing the attendees mainly consisting residents associations representatives from various taman all over Kinrara area under the jurisdiction of the Puchong Jaya police beat base headed by Inspector Lokman. The said meeting is to introduce to all residents representatives supposedly to be numbering 25 tamans altogether the CP (Community Policing) program under the directive of PDRM.
Main objective of such a program is to get the involvement of communities to help and assist the police with information gathering and to form a network to enable closer monitoring and information dissemination. Such a move is lauded as communities are now able to participate in the policing of their own neighbourhood and have direct link and access to the police to create a better chain of communication and most importantly provide valuable feedback from the ground to enable the police to have better gauge of the actual situation in various communities to allow them to have better information to formulate strategies and measures to deal with issues affecting the residents such as house break-ins, robbery, vandalism, suspicious characters loitering around,motorbike theft and etc.
For the CP program each taman will have a representative known as AJK (Ahli Jawatan Kuasa) to sit in the committee panel which in totality form the committee body.
Important Facts
- Puchong police beat base covers a 25 KM radius of territory comprising 25 tamans (residential enclaves)
- Population in this area total 495,000 people
- Total police personnel covering this area currently @ 70
- Ratio is 1:7070
- High crime areas include Bandar Kinrara, Vista Lavender and surrounding areas nearby
- Common criminal activities include break-ins, motorbike/vehicle theft and vandalism of public property
With the above facts noted it is therefore imperative that to reduce the crime rate in Puchong it is crucial for all residents association to form various crime prevention groups like Rukin Tetangga, Rela and other similar activities to encourage participation from the public in their respective areas to help share resources and community responsibility for a better living environment.
