THE Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday announced that crime rate for the first month of the year dropped by 20.01 % as compared to the same date recorded in January 2011.
According to PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr. the undeniable decline of index crime is a product of optimistic campaign conducted by the organization to achieve a better peace and order environment in 2012.
Records from the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) showed a sharp decline in index crime cases recorded in January 2012.
Cruz said index crime incidents dipped 20.01% from the 14,227 cases in January 2011 to 11,379 cases in January 2012.
He explained that index crime cases are the valid indicators of the prevailing crime situation.
Index crime includes crime against persons such as murder, homicide, physical injuries and rape; and crime against property such as robbery, theft, carnapping and cattle-rustling.
Cruz said if the January crime trend is an indication of things to come in the months ahead, then we can certainly look forward to an improved peace and order situation towards the rest of the year. Zaida delos Reyes-Palanca
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