The Davao Region’s index crime rate this year decreased by 13 percent from that of 2021, while the total number of crime incidents fell by 23 percent.
Data from the Police Regional Office XI revealed that 1,395 index crime cases were recorded this year while a total of 1,610 cases were recorded in 2021. Meanwhile, this yearās non-index crime recorded at 23,569 is also significantly lower than the 31,753 recorded last year.
PRO XI spokesperson PMaj Atty. Eudisan Gultiano, during the AFP-PNP press conference at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday, said the trend is proof of the success of the police forceās ārelentless anti-criminality operationsā in the region.
The PRO XI also reported a 97.3 percent crime clearance efficiency rate for 2022.
In addition, a total of 2,161 operations against illegal drugs were conducted by the PRO XI, which seized over P42.5 million worth of illegal drugs while 1,200 loose firearms were confiscated.
A total of 2,588 wanted persons were also arrested in all 2,161 police operations in the region this year.
Gultiano said the police force in the Davao Region is determined to further improve these numbers as it continues to secure the peaceful celebration of the Christmas season in the region. CIO
