Islamic City of Marawi (03 December) -- The Philippine National Police reported a 34.6 percent drop in the total crime volume in Lanao del Sur for the month of November compared to the 26 cases reported in the previous month.
Police Superintendent Cosanie M. Derogongan said of the total 17 cases registered during the month, 16 cases or 94 percent were classified as index crimes while only one case or six percent was non-index crime.
The index and non-index crimes for November posted a decrease of 5.9 percent and 87.5 percent respectively from the 17 index and eight non-index crimes reported in October, he added.
According to him, index crimes are crimes punishable by the Revised Penal Code while non-index crimes are punishable by special laws.
The police provincial director further said they were able to attain a total of 71 percent crime solution efficiency with 12 cases solved out of the 17 cases reported.
For the 16 index crimes reported, 11 cases were solved resulting in the attainment of 69 percent index crime solution efficiency, he disclosed.
In terms of the registered average monthly crime rate, the month of November posted an average crime rate of 1.49 which is lower by 0.61 or 29 percent compared to last month's rate of 2.1.
The decrease in the average monthly crime rate can be attributed to the intensified police visibility and the conduct of checkpoint operations in strategic locations, Derogongan stressed
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