Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 17, 2012, (PIA) – Total crime volume in Central Visayas continues to spiral in 2012 based on a beginning of the year consecutive tally for 2010 to 2012.
And as to crime rate averages on a per month basis, Region 7 also finds a down trend at 4 in 2010, to 30 in 2011 to 26 in 2012, data from the police regional office bared.
But, despite these apparent victories in crime busting, only Bohol finds an increase in monthly crimes rate among all areas in the region. Bohol had 16 monthly crime rate in 2011 which rose to 19 in 2012.
According to data from the Regional Police Office 7 as presented during the Regional peace and Order Council Meeting held in Larena Siquijor Last March 15, all areas in the region except Bohol recorded decreased monthly crime rates.
Biggest winner in the region is Siquijor (23 crimes in 2011 to 9 in 2012), Cebu City (73-58), Negros Oriental (25-17) and similar down trends noted in Cebu province, Lapulapu and Mandaue Cities.
All over the region, crimes in January to February of 2011 decreased significantly by 26.8% compared to its previous year’s record.