The installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Kelantan remains insufficient, particularly at private and business premises, despite their proven effectiveness in crime prevention and criminal investigations.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said a recent study found significant gaps in CCTV coverage at several types of premises, even as the need for enhanced security measures continues to grow.
According to the findings, 67 healthcare facilities, 145 educational institutions and 180 government administrative offices are equipped with CCTV systems. In the private sector, CCTV installations were recorded at 241 healthcare facilities, 266 educational institutions and 577 business premises.
However, Mohd Yusoff noted that mosques recorded a relatively high number of CCTV installations, with 302 premises equipped, surpassing the number at business premises and highlighting an imbalance in security priorities.
Commenting on crime statistics, he said that from January to November, Kelantan recorded 1,457 housebreaking cases. Of these, only 37 cases occurred at premises with CCTV, while more than 200 incidents took place at locations without surveillance systems.
“For business premises, the number of cases is almost evenly split between locations with and without CCTV, while most government premises are already equipped with such systems,” he said during a press conference after the Kelantan Police Contingent Headquarters’ December Monthly Assembly today.
Separately, Mohd Yusoff confirmed that a police officer attached to the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department at a district police headquarters in Kelantan is under investigation for allegedly molesting a woman inside a car in Pasir Mas last Wednesday.
He said the victim is the wife of a detainee, and the case is being investigated under Section 345 of the Penal Code.
“The police officer involved is in his 30s, while the victim is in her 20s,” he added.
