KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The comprehensive criminal tracking system, up and running within the next two years, is set to be a game-changer in the nation’s fight against crime.
Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Idris Jala said it has a two-pronged approach to integrate the existing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to prevent crime and prosecute criminals.
“Our first recommendation is to connect all existing government and private CCTVs so that the information can be integrated and pooled together,” he told Malay Mail.
“We can effectively use the information to fight and solve crime.”
Pemandu also recommended to the government to install more high-definition (HD) CCTVs in main cities nationwide, to supplement and complement the high-impact collaboration from using shared technology.
“The placement of the HD CCTVs should be focused on crime hotspots in the cities,” Idris said.
“When combined, the two-prong approach allows for a more effective crime fighting platform,” he said.
On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Home Ministry was adopting the modern policing idea through digitalising existing police assets and operations.
He said 200 auto-tracking high definition CCTV cameras would be installed at crime hotspots nationwide.
The hotspots were identified under three categories —frequent occurrences of crime; drug distribution and addiction; and road accident stretches.
Ahmad Zahid said Pemandu would play a big role in materialising the idea as it would then review two factors: The use of technology and financial packages required to execute the plan.
He was confident the advanced modern policing system, together with the existing police omnipresence, would be able to minimise crime rates significantly.
“With the new system, we target to reduce crime rates by 53.2 per cent,” he said, adding that the national crime rate has gone down by 47 per cent but this was not reflected in the public’s perception index of police.
Ahmad Zahid said the effort would improve efficiency in combating crime and safeguarding public security.
He said the digitalisation move included the installation of high-definition automatic detection closed-circuit cameras in phases over a two-year period.
“The CCTV high-definition detection cameras can monitor a criminal offence and track the criminals in accordance with international standards,” he said.
“Existing CCTV cameras can capture photographs but cannot track anyone. The new CCTV cameras can do that.”
