Edge Davao 8 Issue 202

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VOL. 8 ISSUE 202 • THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

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DCPO: LESSER CRIMES IN 2015

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CALIBRATION. Employees of a gasoline pumping station along Ponciano Reyes Street conduct a midday inventory of their stocks of petroleum products yesterday. The prices of petroleum products are feared to rise due to the tension in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Lean Daval Jr.

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has noted a decrease in crime volume in the city in 2015. Speaking in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps forum at the Ritz Hotel by Garden Oases, DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace C.Driz said the city’s crime volume was recorded at 13,720 in 2015, lower than the 18,030 crime volume in 2014. Driz said this represented at 4,310 or 24 percent de-

crease. “This is because of our efforts. We maintain our collaborative efforts with the media, public, and other law enforcement agencies,” she said. Driz said the DCPO will continue its efforts to fight criminality in the city. Of the total crime rate in 2015, index crime stood at 4,032, which is 38 percent lower than the 6,545 in 2014. Index crimes are defined as acts perpetrated by crim-

inals and other lawless elements. Theft was the leading crime with 2,036, lower than 3,320 in 2014. Physical injuries followed with 882, lower than the 1,479 in 2014. Robbery ranked third in the list with 565, lower than 1,212 in 2014. Other crimes included in the list are rape with 248, murder with 219, homicide 31, motorcycle theft with 40, motor vehicle theft with six,

and cattle rustling with five. The DCPO also recorded a decrease in non-index crimes, with 9, 688 in 2015 which is16 percent lower than the 11,485 in 2014. Non-index crimes are those in which police initiated operations for the apprehension of suspects for violating the special laws. The DCPO also had a 22.91 percent crime solution efficiency rate or 10,822 crimes solved, which is higher than the 10,092 in 2014.

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