Jakarta Megacities Speech
Population
"Jakarta had an estimated population of over 10 million people in 2016, up from 9,607,787 recorded during the 2010 Census. Jakarta is now considered a global city and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Interestingly, Jakarta reported the highest return on investment for luxury real estate in 2014 compared to any other city on Earth.
With only legal residents counted, the population of Jakarta doubled from 4. 5 million in 1970 to more than 10 million in 2016, while the population of the Jabodetabek region has grown from 8. 2 million to over 30 million during the same time period. The growth rate of the area far exceeded government estimates and the national average, which was a modest growth of 1% from 2000 to 2010, compared to the 3. 6% rate of the Jakarta region. The 2010 census found that all areas within the DKI Jakarta had a positive growth rate in the last decade, with the slowest growth in Central Jakarta.
Jakarta is now becoming starved for resources by its ever-growing population. Jakarta was designed to handle 800,000 people when founded by the Dutch, although it is now home to up to 12 million people during the work week, with 250,000 new residents coming to the Jabodetabek region each year. This has given rise to many slums without access to water and other resources."[footnoteRef:1] [1: "Slums In Jakarta: Where Needs Of The Poor Mismatch The Needs Of The City | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. N. p., 2016. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. ] Housing "The capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, covers an area of 741 square kilometers and is seven meters above sea level. The city has a population of over ten million people. The population explosion has led to a lack of enough housing for people. The government drafted a five-year project to help ease the problem of housing, but the plan seems to have hit a wall due to the difficulties of acquiring land. In this plan, the government aimed to build close to 1. 3 million units. Landowners have raised the values of their properties, making it difficult for the government to purchase enough land and realize their targets."[footnoteRef:2] [2: "Housing Problems In Jakarta". GEO 204. N. p., 2016. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. ] Crime rates The major city of Indonesia has seen a steady decrease in crime while the city it continuing to develop, although, from January-November 2015, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Local Crime Index reported that there was reported: 65 murders; 56 rapes; 1, 657 aggravated assaults; 45 burglaries; 338 thefts; and 2, 652 vehicle thefts. [footnoteRef:3] [3: OSAC, United States Department of State, Indonesia 2016 Crime & Safety Report: Jakarta. United States: OSAC, 2016. Print. ] Night safety rates in Jakarta are at a low of 35. 73%.
The main type of crime in Jakarta is corruption and bribery at a high of 83. 33%. [footnoteRef:4] [4: "Crime In Jakarta". Numbeo. com. N. p., 2016. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. ] Traffic congestion. "Jakarta ...
