TAGBILARAN CITY, October 31 (PIA)—Crimes in Bohol slid down 29% or 157 cases less in October compared to the previous month, as law enforcement authorities continue to innovate and lessen crime opportunities here.
September this year recorded 533 crimes all over Bohol, compared to the 376 crimes reaching police blotters all over Bohol, according to a report from Bohol’s Provincial Police Office, Camp Dagohoy.
The same crime reports, delivered before the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting October 30, showed similar decreasing trend in both index and non-index crimes in the month.
October showed 219 index and 157 non index crimes while September had 299 and 234 respectively. This showed both 26 and 33% decreases with in the month, data showed.
In fact, according to police reports, about 40% or 108 of the 376 crime cases in Bohol in October are traffic-related and have something to do with poor traffic rules enforcement.
These include 80 cases of traffic related incidents causing physical injury cases, 27 cases of damage to property and one single case of homicide, statisticians at Camp Dagohoy bared.