KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Selangor recorded the highest number of index crime cases involving Rohingya refugees, with 58 cases reported from 2022 to August 2026, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN).
In a written reply published on Parliament’s website, KDN said Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) statistics showed that 199 index crime cases involving Rohingya refugees were recorded nationwide during the period.
Of the total, 52 cases were recorded in 2022, followed by 43 in 2023, 37 in 2024, 29 in 2025 and 38 from January to August 2026, the ministry said.
Kedah recorded the second-highest number of cases, at 26, followed by Johor (24), Kuala Lumpur (22), Penang, Pahang and Kelantan (13 each), Perak and Terengganu (12 each), Melaka (four) and Negeri Sembilan (two).
