Malaysians have been urged to turn their anger over the Canny Ong tragedy into a united voice to demand their right to personal safety and community security from the law enforcers, in particular the police force.

The All Women's Action Society Malaysia (Awam) and the DAP agreed that as Malaysians mourn for Canny Ong, her tragic death should make citizens redouble their efforts in creating awareness of the citizen's fundamental right to a safe and crime-free environment.

"The onus is on the police to provide that environment devoid of violent crimes. It is their duty and responsibility and citizens have the right to demand that," Maria Chin Abdullah of Awam said on Saturday.

She told the "Lessons from Canny Ong case: Reduce crime and fear of crime" forum in Petaling Jaya that the Ong case has thrown the issue of violent crime into a different dimension.