Crime down 30% in Caloocan

Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri announced yesterday that crime went down by some 30 percent this month since setting up the Comprehensive Anti-Crime Strategy (Compstat) through the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) early this year.

Robbery holdups topped the crime list in frequency followed by physical injuries, theft, drugs, murder, rape, and homicide.

The computer-aided Compstat currently serves as the police’s data base in monitoring crimes happening in different areas of the city.

Senior Superintendent Leo Dillo Garra, city police chief, reported the significant drop in crime incidence at the latest CPOC meeting this week.

Garra said they recorded some 160 crime incidents in January this year followed by 165 in February aided by the Compstat. The figure rose alarmingly to 282 in March prompting the local police to intensify efforts resulting in the 72 low reported for a two-week period this month.

"It is expected that this trend would further improve due to the continuing support of the mayor, local barangay officials and the cooperation of the local community residents," Garra said.

Garra expressed gratitude to Echiverri, who moved with dispatch to provide an additional 10 mobile patrol cars for the local police force.

The official said Echiverri also provided the Caloocan Police with seven new computer units for use in the Compstat program.