North Samar PNP records lower crime index in 2010

By TERESITA B. CARDENAS, PIA Northern Samar
February 8, 2011

CATARMAN, Northern Samar  –  The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Samar has recorded lower crime index in 2010. This was learned from Col. Brigido Unay, the PNP provincial director of the province in an interview conducted by the Philippine Information Agency.

Unay revealed that for the period January 1 to December 31, 2010, the crime volume registered a total of 215 incidents, 49% lesser than the 419 incidents reported during same period in 2009. The average monthly crime rate recorded at 3.3 incidents per 100,000 populations indicating a decrease of 2.8 incidents.

He further said that during the period, the office solved a total of 36 crimes and cleared 31 out of the total crime incidents reported to the PNP, which showed a crime solution efficiency rating of 17%. The decrease in the crime solution efficiency was also due to the changes of parameters set forth by the National Headquarters under Letter of Instruction (LOI) 02/2001 - Unit crime Periodic Report.

Index crimes which are crimes against persons and properties, totaled to 104 reflecting 59% share of the total crime volume. The average monthly index crime rate was pegged at 1.5 incidents per 100,000 populations and that is 2.9 incidents less than the 4.4 rate obtained in the previous year, the provincial director added.

On the non-index crimes, 67 cases were recorded for the period indicating a decrease of 69 cases compared to last year figure of 147 incidents.

Meanwhile, the prevalent crimes committed during the period were murder, 42; physical injury, 29; homicide, 4; rape, 7; robbery, 8; and theft, 1.