Crime is all about perception?

"That's what the Royal Malaysian Police and the Government would like you to think. Clearly, it seems if since the Police can't fight crime effectively, the next best thing to do is to fight perception.

The Royal Malaysian Police and the Deputy Prime Minister have over the past few days, gone on an offensive to blame the high crime rates in Malaysia on “perception”. "
More in Tony Pua's blog:
http://tonypua.blogspot.com/2008/12/crime-is-all-perception.html
As for me, this is perception in graphic form: