PETALING JAYA, June 13 —The new Petaling Jaya Safety Master Plan is in its final draft stage and is expected to be launched soon, introducing improvements such as zoning strategies and expanded closed-circuit television (CCTV) coverage to strengthen crime prevention efforts across the city.
Petaling Jaya Mayor Dato' Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the updated blueprint will replace the previous safety guidelines introduced in 2015 and serve as a more comprehensive framework for enhancing urban security.
He added that the city’s safety agenda cannot be achieved by the local authority alone but requires close collaboration with residents’ associations, councillors and the wider community.
“We cannot work alone. When there is cooperation from residents’ associations and others, it speeds up awareness because they are closest to the people,” he told Media Selangor after the Petaling Jaya Neighbourhood Safety Team (PKKPJ) Grant Presentation ceremony at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) Civic Centre last night.
Earlier in his speech, the mayor said the new Safety Master Plan focuses on four key areas, namely environmental safety, infrastructure safety, digital safety and safety management and enforcement.
"The programme supports the First Selangor Plan (RS-1), Selangor’s Smart State aspirations, the Malaysia Madani framework and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, which promotes safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities.
"MBPJ will continue strengthening PKKPJ’s role as a strategic partner in building safer and more harmonious communities.”
Zahri said community partnerships are central to the PKKPJ initiative, which adopts a community-based policing approach that encourages residents to take an active role in crime prevention while complementing the work of enforcement agencies.
“The main objective is to reduce crime while also lowering the community’s level of concern about criminal threats, ultimately creating safer and more harmonious neighbourhoods.”
Meanwhile, he described the PKKPJ grants as a form of social investment, strengthening the capacity of local communities and enabling volunteers to organise programmes and patrols that enhance public safety.
At the event, Zahri presented grants to 124 PKKPJ organisations comprising 70 residents’ associations (RA), 36 Rukun Tetangga (RT), 17 joint management bodies (JMB) and one Village Community Management Council (MPKK).
The annual allocation for each recipient has also been increased from RM3,000 to RM3,500 this year.
“When we provide the RM3,500 grant, it is to further energise their activities and programmes. With this contribution, they can expand their ideas and bring greater safety to residents. People cannot truly be happy unless they first feel safe.”
Zahri said MBPJ’s broader security strategy is aligned with its Strategic Plan 2026–2030 under the pillar of empowering inclusive and prosperous communities.
