Sexual crimes: What do the numbers say?

On Wednesday, Bukit Aman's Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) principal assistant director Siti Kamsiah Hassan was reported as saying that Selangor has the highest number of sexual crimes in the last three years.

While she did not mention the numbers, the relevant data can be found in the Statistics Department’s (DOSM) annual crime statistics reports.

The latest report was published in November last year and provides data on crime for 2022. Data for 2020 and 2021 are also provided in the report to enable comparison.

According to the report, there were...