Badung Police Department officials are afraid that
crime rates in the city may rise as a result of the provincial government's
decision to turn off all public lights in the evening during the emergency
partial lockdown.
AKBP Roby Septiadi, the Head of the Badung Police
Department, warned that the strategy of turning off all public street lights
during the partial lockdown might likely boost criminal activity in much of the
Badung area. “It would be extremely hazardous because some people may take
advantage of this strategy by engaging in illegal activities at night.” On
Friday (9/7), AKBP Roby said.
As part of the government's campaign to reduce
Covid-19 transmissions in Bali, Roby encourages the public to complete their
outside activities before the 8:00 p.m. curfew. He further stated that the
emergency partial shutdown was implemented not to disrupt economic activity,
but to safeguard the population from viral transmissions when the new Covid-19
strain began to spread on the island. “All of these limitations were put in
place to limit people's mobility as Covid-19 instances have lately increased.
Furthermore, most individuals can still conduct business using the internet
nowadays.” AKBP Roby added.
He also stated that the driving limitations put in
place every morning had a good impact on limiting people's activities during
the emergency partial lockdown. “According to our statistics, the traffic
limitation that begins at 6:00 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. every morning has
already resulted in a reduction in people's mobility, since people generally
begin their routine in the morning.” AKBP Roby concluded.