TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A survey conducted by English media The Economist showed that Jakarta is at the bottom of the list of 50 safest cities in the world. Jakarta Police chief Tito Karnavian said that the Capital could improve its safe city index provided with supports from the provincial and central governments.
“The city has a budget of Rp70 trillion (US$5.3 billion), and the [central] government can help. It’s just a matter of communication and motivation,” Tito said in a discussion on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Jakarta.
The survey covered several aspects of a city, including digital security, health security, infrastructure safety and personal safety. Lack of doctors, high rate of scarlet fever cases, frauds in online trade, traffic casualties, and crimes justified Jakarta’s position at the bottom of the list.
Tito added that he was in communication with Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to improve the condition. Tito explained that in order to successfully reorganize the Capital, supports from its satellite cities would be needed. As an initial step, Tito revealed that Ahok had planned to install 6,000 CCTVs in public areas.
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