Despite the number of recent high profile crimes in Macau, security is working better than ever. That’s the message the commissioner-general of the Unitary Police Service, Ma Io Kun, shared on a recent interview on local television station TDM.

The recent cases he’s referring to were stabbing outside the Four Seasons Macau and the high profile robbery at the same resort. Those crimes got a lot of attention in the press, but they aren’t a sign of a greater crime wave in the city. “Although these cases that happened inside a casino—or in its surroundings—are individual cases, it does ring an alarm to us,” Ma said.

He pointed to the positives that each case showed. The local police were quickly able to arrest suspects in each case, and prevented any further activities by the suspected criminals.

One of the panelists on the show openly questioned their confidence. He felt that the casino security might have been relaxed a bit too much in recent years, and more should be done to keep visitors safe. He added: