The police official, who presented the figures to the Provincial Peace and Order Council in its meeting on July 8, the first under the administration of Governor Alex Calingasan, attributed the decrease to checkpoints and police visibility during the election period.
Calingasan responded by urging Bermudo to continue the checkpoints and other measures the police implemented during the election period.
But Bermudo also reported that their crime solution efficiency was also cut by what for him was an insignificant figure, from 20.37 percent in 2009 to 19.32 percent in the same period in 2010.
He said most of the reported crimes occurred in Malaybalay City (665), Valencia City (441), Manolo Fortich (83), and Pangantucan (83).
Index crimes include crimes against persons like murder, homicide, physical injury and rape, as well as crimes against property such as robbery and theft.
Non-index crimes cover crimes against persons like parricide/infanticide, maltreatment and kidnapping. These also include crimes against property (estafa and falsification, malicious mischief and damage to property), crimes against morals and order, and crimes against chastity.
Bermudo added that Bukidnon’s top three crimes from January to June 2010 were theft, physical injury, and robbery.[]
There were 564 cases of theft, 451 cases of physical injury and 322 cases of robbery.
