Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has disclosed that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) recorded an average of five murder cases per week spanning from 2021 to 2023.
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As reported by Malay Mail, Razarudin revealed that 239 murder cases were reported in 2021, followed by 241 in 2022, with a notable surge to 261 cases in 2023.
During this period, a total of 1,509 individuals were apprehended in connection to these murders, comprising 1,332 men and 177 women.
Razarudin further detailed the demographics of the victims, indicating that Malays constituted the highest number of victims at 172, trailed by Chinese (141), Indians (131), Bumiputeras from Sabah and Sarawak (62), and foreigners (202).
Additionally, the ethnicities of 45 victims remained undetermined.
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Regarding the motives behind these recorded cases, conflicts and misunderstandings were cited as the primary causes, accounting for 302 cases.
Other motives included jealousy (56 cases), intoxication (51 cases), revenge (43 cases), robbery (39 cases), and abuse or debt (31 cases each). Negligence leading to murder was recorded in 14 cases, along with instances of mental instability (13 cases), rape (10 cases), extortion (seven cases), organised crime (four cases), abduction (three cases), and snatching (one case).
However, Razarudin emphasised that no instances of serial murder were reported among the recorded cases.
