Well, I live in Dsara Utama, and I take the bus from Uptown frequently. Yst a woman was robbed right in front of my house, and there has been MANY cases fo robbery around my neighbourhood (mostly NEAR MY PLACE) and of course, a few at the Uptown bus-stop too, the one near the BHP petrol station.

Always be aware of one;s surrounding and NEVER take anything, especially your safety for granted. Keep your ears and eyes open all the time. Walk on the inside of the sidewalk.

Yeah, the police can't really do anything AFTER the robbery has happened. So the only thing to do is to be AWARE and take care of yourself before anything happens. PREVENTION is better than cure (which here in Msia, ain't gonna happen anytime soon).

Try to move around at unpredictable times (eg: don't always go out of ur house at a certain set time, vary your travel schedule). Always hold something that can be used as a makeshift weapon (Umbrella, pepperspray - hold it IN YOUR HANDS! NOT IN UR BAG! etc)