MANILA, Aug. 3 (PNA) – There was a 15.36 percent decrease in crime incidence nationwide for the first six months of this year compared with the same period of 2014, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Monday.
Police Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor, PNP-Public Information Office (PIO) head, said the comparative crime statistics culled by the Research and Analysis Division of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) recorded a total crime volume of 509,924 in January to June of 2015 as against the total crime volume of 602,449 posted during the same six-month period a year ago.
The total crime volume recorded for both periods translated to a 15.36% decrease, Mayor explained.
He also clarified published reports that purportedly indicate a hike in crime incidents over the first half of the year.
“The fact is, our own crime statistics showed a decrease in both index and non-index crime categories during the first six month of 2015,” Mayor clarified.
The PNP spokesperson said the summation of all crime incidents where collated from three main sources comprising the following: police blotter, barangay blotter and reports from other law enforcement agencies (OLEA).
Citing the DIDM Crime Situation Report covering January to June 2015, Mayor said Metro Manila registered the highest crime incidents with 116,347.
On the other hand, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) registered the least with 2,096 crime incidents.
Physical injury was the highest (50.70%) recorded Index Crime at 104,638 incidents, followed by theft with 61,064 incidents (29.59%); robbery, 18,846 incidents (9.13%); carnapping, 6,491 incidents (3.15%); rape, 5,415 incidents (2.62%); murder, 4,845 incidents (2.35%); homicide, 4,371 incidents (2.12%); and cattle-rustling, 718 incidents (0.35%). (PNA)