KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 152,856 positive urine tests for controlled drugs and other psychoactive substances in 2025, alongside 69,001 fraud cases, according to the Malaysia Crime Statistics 2025 report.
The report, released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), also recorded 18,477 cases of personal property theft, including 16,369 involving individuals, 1,546 involving vehicles and 562 involving domestic helpers.
There were 3,108 robbery cases involving threats or violence, while domestic violence cases totalled 6,522.
Sexual assault offences numbered 4,562, comprising 3,347 physical assaults and 1,215 non-physical assaults.
A total of 252 murder cases were recorded, including 248 classified as intentional and four as unintentional.
Cybercrime involving public and national security offences accounted for 1,486 cases.
The report also highlighted the misappropriation of controlled goods, including 463 cases involving diesel and 449 involving petrol.
Other cases involved cooking oil (367), liquefied petroleum gas (350), sugar (182) and wheat flour (90).
There were also 4,911 cases of illegal fishing, while one robbery at sea was recorded.
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