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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
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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 Crime Monitoring & Reporting upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
Majority of crimes are econogenic in nature Top three (3) crimes: personal theft (13.2%-half from snatching / pickpockets) burglary (3.27%-most common:cash,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 Crimes base on number of victims(source : 2001 UN-NAPOLCOM Philippine Victimization Study 1995-2000) upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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 Other increasing crimes upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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 Reasons for not reporting upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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 Most common reported crimes upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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) Seriousness of crime a major factor in reporting upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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…) Victim Support upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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) Perception towards Police upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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. Most common crime prevention upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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 How to report: Five (5) W’s upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002
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 Who & Where to report: upac-folpha crime prevention summit May 25,2002