REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - High urbanization potentially leaded to an increase in the crime rates of big cities like Jakarta, sociologist Musni Umar of the National University said on Wednesday. "The crime rate might increase because of migrants who try hard to survive in a city like Jakarta. To survive, they might commit pick pocketing or robbing," Umar said.

He added that while the number of migrants coming to the city keeps increasing, the job opportunities available for them remain the same, which could lead to an extreme competition for work opportunities. The sociologist also pointed out that new migrants coming to Jakarta should possess work skills and a good education, or they would be jobless and create social unrest.

"Most of the new migrants coming to Jakarta lack skills and a good education," Umar added.

However, this stiff competition for jobs benefits employers, who can easily fire disobedient workers who demand a reasonable pay. "Employers can easily sack their workers and replace them with new ones," he said.

As Jakarta remains an attractive destination for migrants hailing from rural areas, who are looking to improve the quality of their life, the city's population is expected to rise considerably with the advent of new migrants. Umar also pointed out that succesful migrants would be such sample display which attrack more people from rural area to migrate to urban areas.

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