THE country recorded 69,001 cases of face-to-face fraud in 2025, making it one of the crime categories highlighted in the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) Crime Statistics, Malaysia 2025 infographic.
The data, classified under the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), also recorded 6,522 cases of domestic violence during the year.
A total of 3,108 robbery cases were reported, including 3,010 involving individuals, 89 involving vehicles and nine occurring at premises or institutions.
The DOSM data also showed 18,477 cases of personal property theft in 2025.
Of these, 16,369 involved theft from individuals, while 1,546 occurred in vehicles and 562 involved domestic workers. - October 16, 2026