One of the most common crimes committed would be theft. The 'snatch-and-grab' robbery is one of the commonly used methods. Such crimes mostly happen in free roads where the criminals (usually two men riding a motorcycle) would drive close by to a pedestrian, grab their belongings, then speed away. Another is the pick-pocketing method that usually happens in crowded places like the wet market. Here, the robber would sneakily take belongings from the pocket in your pants or your bag without you knowing.
Another crime commonly violated is the act of pirating movie DVDs and music albums. Pirated CD shops can be found in almost any big city in Indonesia. In fact, it is easier to find pirated movies and music than the original ones. They are also sold at a much, much cheaper price, making it more appealing to customers.
Illegal logging, fishing and selling of endangered species are also serious crimes in Indonesia. Many people, violate these crimes to earn more money. Efforts have been made by the government to stop such actions.
But, as serious as they are, these crimes are all nothing compared to the crime violated by government officials all over Indonesia--corruption. The government officials here would use their power and authority to access the country's finances and send it over to their own bank accounts for personal use. The money they take can be counted up to trillions of Indonesian Rupiahs, all of which are usually tax money collected from the people. To hide their tracks, they could simply bribe the accounting department with the money they took to keep their mouths shut.
Just like most countries around the world, Indonesia too still has to battle a lot of crimes for the well-being of its people. These are just some of the common crimes the country faces.
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