NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reported recently that Negros Oriental’s crime volume went up by 3.83 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to incidents reported in the same period of last year. PSr./Supt. Mariano Natuel Jr., PNP provincial director said crime statistics from January to March this year totaled to 5,495, of which 2,491 were taken from the PNP blotter, 2,430 from barangay blotter, while the 574 came from other law enforcement agencies. In a provincial peace and order council meeting recently, Natuel said that on the PNP’s crime records, a total of 1,298 are index crimes and 1,193 are non-index. For index crimes, or crimes committed against persons or property, the breakdown is as follows: murder, 49; physical injury, 612; theft, 388; robbery, 91; homicide, 38; rape, 52; 58 incidents for carnapping; and 10 for cattle rustling. Continue reading...
