EMPOWERING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS by FIT & DEFENSE
INTRODUCTION
THE FACTS
ISSUE
STREET CRIME NEWS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MAIN TOPIC FOR EVERY COUNTRY. PARTICULARLY IN MALAYSIA, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXPANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ESPECIALLY IN MALAYSIAN MEDIA, TV AND NEWSPAPER. THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STREET CRIME NEWS WOULD BE THE ‘SNATCH THEIVES CASES’. ONE OF THE REASON OF STREET CRIME BECOMES WIDESPREAD ARE DUE TO THE CARELESSNESS OF THE SOCIETY IN THEIR SURROUNDING AWARENESS, IN WHICH IT WILL EASILY LED TO THOSE SNATCH THIEVES TO ROB A PERSON.
THE PERCENTAGE OF STREET CRIME INDEX RISES ADEQUATELY OVER 50 IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF MALAYSIA (SOURCE: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/12/04/police-chief-over-50-rise-in-snatch-theft-cases-in-kl/)
TYPES OF STREET CRIME
85
78
68
66
65
MALAYSIA CURRENTLY A DEVELOPING COUNTRY, WITH A HIGHLY RATED STREET CRIME INDEX IN WHICH SITS ON THE TOP OF THE RANKS ALONGSIDE MOST THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
INDIVIDUAL/ SOCITIES TEND NOT TO REALISE ON WHAT IS AROUND THEIR SURROUNDING, JUST TOO FOCUSED AND BUSY ON THEMSELVES, ON THE PHONE OR TOO FOCUSED TOWARDS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE AROUND THEM WITHOUHT THINKING THEIR SAFETY AROUND THEM.
16.49 % 34.70 % 38.99 % 49.51 % 52.16% 52.72 % 53.45 % 65.56 % MALAYSIA
VIETNAM
CAMBODIA
THAILAND
INDONESIA
PHILLIPINES
HARASSMENT (SEXUAL/BULLY)
BRUNEI
SNATCH THEFT
SINGAPORE
CAR ROBBERY
OBJECTIVE “THERE ARE CRIMES OF PASSION AND CRIMES OF LOGIC. THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THEM IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED.” - ALBERT CAMUS 1 AWARENESS
TARGET CLIENT
MALAYSIAN CRIME PREVENTION FOUNDATION
3 DISCIPLINE
(SOURCE: https://www.worldofbuzz.com/malaysia-ranks-number-1-south-east-asia-highest-crime-rate/)
FACTOR OF STREET CRIME
CRAZY MONKEY DEFENSE BANGSAR
SITE ANALYSIS
2 PREPARATION/ ANTICIPATION
WHEN NARROWED DOWN TO THE SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION, MALAYSIA IS NUMBER 1 WITH THE WORST STREET CRIME RATE STATISTICS STANDING ON THE PERCENTAGE OF 65.56%
PUBLIC LACK OF SELF-SURROUNDING AWARENESS
“IT WAS AROUND 7PM, I WAS WALKING ON THE PAVEMENT NEAR THE ROAD IN A BUSY STREET IN CHOW KIT AREA OF KL AND SPEAKING OVER THE MOBILE PHONE. SUDDENLY TWO PEOPLE CAME IN A MOTORBIKE FROM BEHIND ME, SNATCHED MY MOBILE, PUSHED ME AND DROVE AWAY” - SNATCH VICTIM, CHOW KIT
PUBLIC LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN STREET SMART DEPENDENCY
“AFTER I HAD SENT MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL IN AMPANG, I SAT IN MY CAR IN THE CAR PARK NOT FAR FROM THE SCHOOL GATE. AS I CALLED MY MAID TO CHECK ON MY SON’S WHEREABOUT, THEN A DISHEVELLED-LOOKING MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE CHOSE THAT VULNERABLE MOMENT TO STRIKE, HE BROKE THROUGH THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER’S SEAT AND SNATCHED MY BAD” - JUANITA, AMPANG
MACRO STUDY
SELECTED SITE: FAMILY ORIENTED PLACES
FITOLOGY/ CRAZY MONKEY DEFENSE BANGSAR
MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL PLACES LOCATED IN BANGSAR ARE CLASSIFIED AS “FAMILY-ORIENTED PLACES” SUCCH AS SHOPPING MALLS, CAFES, GROCERY STORE AND MORE. A FAMILY-ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKELY BRING OUT THE HARMONY IN THE AREA.
A TYPICAL CONCEPT HOUSE IN WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A FLAT DURING THE 60’S - 70’S ERA. A 3 STOREY BUILDING WITH A STAIRCASE IN BETWEEN AS THEIR CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES.
HOTSPOT AREA (PARKS,BACK ALLEY)
SUPPORT SYSTEM ZONE (POLICE, RESIDENTIAL SECURITY GUARDS, NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH)
TO DAMANSARA
BANGSAR
N BANGSAR
BANGSAR
TO KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE
TO MIDVALLEY CITY
RESIDENTIAL AREA HOUSING ESTATE SURROUNDING THE LUSH GREENERIES OF BANGSAR, A PEACE OF MIND TERRITORY IN KUALA LUMPUR, HUNDREDS OF HOUSING IN AROUND BANGSAR TERRITORY; NEW BANGSAR AND THE OLD BANGSAR. RANGING FROM TERRACE HOUSES TO SEMI-DETACHED TO BUNGALOWS. A RESIDENTIAL AREA TENDS TO PROMOTE A PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FAMILY WET MARKET A FAMILY WET MARKET IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW/OLD BANGSAR. A PLACE IN WHICH ENLGHTEN EVERY FAMILY FOR THEIR EVERYDAY NEEDS.
GATED SECURITY HOUSING AREA/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
BANGSAR POLICE STATION