Davao del Norte posted a crime volume of only 7,258 cases in 2016, lower by 9.33 percent from last year data of 8,005 cases.
According to the report of the Davao del Norte Provincial Police Office, the crime solution efficiency increased in 2016 to 71.93 percent with 5,221 crimes solved from 70.51 percent of last year.
Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ferdinand Sifuentes attributed this to the implementation of the project Double Barrel and Double Barrel Alpha.
“Most of our crimes in the province are drug related; so in addressing the drug problem, it also addressing the other crimes connected to drugs,” PSSupt Sifuentes said.
Sifuentes also disclosed that from July 1 to December 31, 2016, the police stations in the province conducted a total of 7,571 operations related to combating illegal drugs known as Project Double Barrel and Double Barrel Alpha.
He noted that with the operations, 15,983 surrendered, 166 were arrested and 30 were killed in legitimate police operations.
He said that they will still continue with their campaign and declare all the barangays of the province as drug free barangays.
Among the 223 barangays of the province, Sifuentes also reported that 24 barangays are assessed by the provincial police as drug free area yet still awaiting the validation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Police Regional Office XI.
He said that 156 barangays of the province are slightly affected by illegal drugs, while 43 are moderately affected. (PIA-11, Michael Uy)
