TACLOBAN CITY – The crime incidence in Eastern Visayas dropped by 36.82 percent during the community quarantine period, the regional police office here reported on Friday.
Based on data sent to reporters, the police recorded a crime volume of 633 from March 16 to April 16, lower than the 1,002 crimes recorded in the same period last year.
Crimes against persons decreased from 159 to 47 incidents. These include rape, homicide, murder, and physical injury.
Meanwhile, crime against property, ranging from theft, robbery to qualified theft, was down to 23 incidents, compared to 79 during the same period last year.
Non-index crimes also declined by 26.3 percent from 694 to 563 recorded incidents. These are violations of special laws, such as illegal logging or local ordinances.
In Eastern Visayas, all six provinces have declared community quarantine in mid-March as an urgent response to prevent the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba, Police Regional Office 8 (Eastern Visayas) director, said the region is generally peaceful amid the global health crisis.
“This may be because we have organized over 200 quarantine control points all over the region. The latest crime rate is an indicator of our cooperation and synergy in the fight against criminality. Let us continue to be united in our quest towards a peaceful place to live in,” Balba said in a virtual press briefing on Friday.
The regional police office has also captured 11 most wanted persons and 697 other offenders during its 30-day operations from March 11 to April 9. (PNA)
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