Jakarta, City with a Lot of Social Problems

With population over than 9 millions people and only 740,42 km2 wide, worsened by uncontrollable urbanization and massive population growth, Jakarta citizen now facing serious problems with their social life.

The first and biggest Jakarta’s social problem is criminality. Everyday, we can see all kind of criminality always happen on news and newspaper, from robbery, murder, prostitution, and other criminality. Based on POLDA Jakarta’s data, The criminality level in Jakarta increasing 2, 71% from last year, with robbery 3502 cases, heavy persecution 959 cases, robbery with violence 880 cases, threat 276 cases, and murder 33 cases. For the last few years, Jakarta’s criminality level always increasing.

The second social problem is unemployment. Based on Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) This year unemployment level is increasing by 12,57%. That level is higher than 10 years ago with 11, 40%. This condition caused by urbanization from other city. Badan Pusat Statistik also predict that unemployment level number will always increasing for the next another years. That means, there are going to be more people unemployed for the next another years.

The third social problem is squatters. There are nearly more than 800 squatters areas in Jakarta. But local government has just only disciplined 10% of total areas. Local government always facing problems when disciplined squatters, because they have to give another worthy place to stay for them.

There are still a lot of social trouble in Jakarta other than that three. But I hope that local government and all Jakarta’s citizen including me can solve all that problems, so my hometown, Jakarta will be a cozy place to stay.