Crime Monitoring

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Crime Monitoring Reporting

• Many crimes not reported to the police
• police do not always act officially on reported
  crimes
• lack of or inaccurate data impairs decisions
  reforms in CJ system

• To give leading / lagging indicators of crime
  trends identify factors
• to aid efficiency of police other law enforcers
• to help programs policies for prevention

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Crimes base on number of victims(source 2001
UN-NAPOLCOM Philippine Victimization Study
1995-2000)

• Majority of crimes are econogenic in nature
• Top three (3) crimes
• personal theft (13.2-half from snatching /
  pickpockets)
• burglary (3.27-most commoncash,applian-ces,
  animals)
• attempted burglary (2.73)

• Vehicle theft statistics
• 17.42 of owners are victims of theft from cars
• 6.45 are carnapping victims
• 11.6 of bicycle / pedicab owners are victims of
  theft

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Other increasing crimes

• Consumer fraud corruption (19.98-tampered
  weight scales)
• Personal theft (5.27)
• Bribing officials to facilitate transactions /
  avail discounts in paying citizens dues

• Low reporting percentage observed from victims of
  crime
• ONLY 15.17 OF VICTIMS REPORT TO THE POLICE

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Reasons for not reporting

• Did not consider the crime serious enough /
  considered the incident as petty / or there was
  no loss
• Police could not do anything due to lack of proof
  or evidence. (victims are aware if evidence is
  weak nothing will come out of complaint)

• Assault / threat victims know offender
• personal attachment discourages referral of petty
  disputes
• Victims of sexual incidents consider it a
  personal / family affair

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Most common reported crimes

• Most common reported involve big amounts of
  losses or those that inflicted serious physical
  harm
• Crimes against property are reported to recover
  property see offender punished

• Half of assault / threat victims believe that the
  offenders should be made aware that the incident
  should not be repeated

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Seriousness of crime a major factor in reporting

• General perception that seriousness of crimes
  largely depend on the amount of loss or extent of
  damage from the incident
• But a good number also consider amount of loss
  less important

• than the safety of their selves of families
• 50 of victims of sexual incidences 66.61 of
  car vandalism regard the violation as not very
  serious (vs. property, theft, burglary)

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Victim Support

• Most are not provided by professional agencies
  tasked for the job
• Tendency towards personalism family ties,
  friends, neighbors
• Only minimal admitted getting help

• from the police, barangay officials social
  welfare
• only 10 of victims consider specialized agencies
  useful (ie. DSWD, NBI, etc)

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Perception towards Police

• Majority assessed the police is doing a fairly
  good job in crime prevention efforts
• Police patrols visibility at least once a day
  is most common deterrent are helpful

• But majority also perceive that most crimes occur
  due to police inaction or connivance (SWS)

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Most common crime prevention

• 48 of burglary victims have door locks while
  36.5 have window grills
• 26.73 see the importance of neighborhood watch
• 46.27 maintain watchdogs

• Other measures adopted include high fences,
  employing caretakers, security guards
  installing burglar alarms.

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How to report Five (5) Ws

• What (type of crime / incident)
• Where (location/time)
• Who (victim/s perpetrator/s)
• Why (reason/s)
• How (other details of incident)

• Depending on time sensitivity
• By landline
• By oral report
• By written report
• By cell phone (voice or SMS)
• others

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Who Where to report

• Barangay officials
• Local national police
• other law enforcers (ie. NBI, NDEP etc)
• neighbors / friends / relatives
• anti crime groups-NGOs/ parish / media

• Streetwatch 117
• Police Assistance 166
• CAPCOM (NCRPO)-7575
• ANCAR 7570
• Bantay Bata 163
• Fire Fighters 160-16
• MERALCO 631-1111
• Manila H2O / Maynilad 1627 /1626
• Poison Control 524-1078
• Civil Defense 911-5061
• Metro Rescue 365
• NDEP 726-2111
• local Police Community Precinct