Banten Police Reveals Facts Of Crime And Accident Rates During 2021

Banten Police Head of Public Relations Kombes Pol Shinto Silitongga/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

SERANG - Banten Police Public Relations Head Kombes Pol Shinto Silitonga revealed the results of the 2021 Candle Maung Operation. Shinto explained that by the end of 2021 the Banten Police had succeeded in disclosing a number of major crime cases, one of which was the disclosure of shampoo and wigs.

"Banten Police Ditreskrimsus managed to uncover cases of counterfeiting shampoo and hair oil, from the results of the disclosure we managed to find the warehouse of the production house, there are production machines, raw materials and fake packaging located in Paku Haji District," said Shinto Silitonga via Podcast on Bantenpodcast, Tuesday. January 4th.

Shinto also explained that the production warehouse has been operating for 3 years and its location changes from one place to another.

"This illegal business is moving, it has been operating for 3 years with a turnover of Rp. 200 million per month, so it is not surprising that warehouse managers are able to pay their employees a nominal value of Rp. 15 million per month," explained Shinto.

During 2021, Shinto continued, the crime rate was recorded to decrease. There is a difference in percentage figures between 2020 and 2021 yesterday.

"We are very grateful, if we compare the general criminal crime rate in 2020 with 2021 from 4,111 cases then it drops to 2,944 cases, what is meant by general crimes here are of course the articles in the Criminal Code. Starting from fraud, embezzlement, theft, robbery, murder and rape as well as other articles regulated in the Criminal Code regarding crimes, "explained Shinto.

This achievement cannot be separated from the instructions of the Banten Regional Police Chief Inspector General Pol Dr. Rudy Heriyanto, who had ordered the ranks not to hesitate to take firm action, even by shooting on the spot against street thugs, with a priority to save the lives and lives of other people including the officers themselves while in the field.

The implementation of the 2021 Maung Candle Operation, which has been taking place from 24 December to 2 January 2022, has produced results so that there are no significant obstacles in the implementation of the candle operation.

Shinto also revealed that the number of traffic accidents in the 2021 Maung Candle Operation had decreased.

"There were 11 traffic accidents in the 2021 Lilin Maung Operation period, a decrease of 10 cases or 48% compared to the previous accidents in the Maung Operation 2020, which was 21 cases. Although the number of accidents decreased, the number of accident victims increased from 28 victims last year to 31 victims in operation in 2021, and the death toll also increased by 50%, from 6 victims in 2020 to 9 victims in this year's operation. The most accidents occurred in the Tangerang Polresta area, as many as 5 cases with 10 accident victims and 6 victims of whom died, ' said Shinto.