Iligan City's 2011 crime resolution record highest in Northern Mindanao

Iligan City has the highest crime solution efficiency rate (CSER) at 24 percent in Northern Mindanao Region this year, a police report said Sunday. The city's record is followed by Bukidnon with 19 percent, Misamis Occidental with 17 percent and Misamis Oriental with 16 percent. In terms of average monthly crime rate (AMCR), Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City registered notable declines by 14 percent and 12 percent, respectively. Police Superintendent Leony Roy Ga, officer-in-charge of the Regional Operations and Plans Division (ROPD) of Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10), said the decline in carnapping as well as robbery incidents was largely due to the strategic deployment of more officers in crime-prone areas. In a media forum, Ga said total crime volume from September 23 to November 30 this year -- when Police Chief Superintendent Jufel C. Adriatico took over -- was 3,932, down by 12 percent compared to the 4,460 recorded in the same period last year. Data provided by PRO-10 also showed that theft topped the list of index crimes with 1,393 cases, followed by physical injury and robbery with 623 and 457 cases, respectively. Among the police offices in the region, Misamis Oriental and Iligan City posted marked decreases in crime volume by 28 percent and 23 percent, respectively. Carnapping incidents in Northern Mindanao notably decreased by 51 percent in the third quarter of 2011, down from 182 cases recorded in the same quarter last year to only 89 this year, the report added. The region’s CSER, on the other hand, improved by 7.4 percent from nine percent in 2010 to 16 percent. Ga said "crimes cleared" means that suspects were identified and cases are filed in courts, while "crimes solved" signifies that the suspects were arrested and cases are filed in courts. — Mariz Revales /LBG, GMA News