Crime rate in Kalinga up in Jan. – July 2023

Tabuk City, Kalinga – Criminal activities in the province were monitored to have increased in the first seven months of the year.

From January to July 2023, the crime volume in Kalinga reached 152 cases, surpassing the 147 incidents documented for the same period last year.

The data was reported by PMaj. George Acob, Deputy Chief of the Provincial Operation and Management Unit, during the Kalinga Provincial Council for Peace and Order (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) meeting on August 22.

Of the 152 cases, 55 are index crimes or crimes against a person and property while 97 are non-index which includes violations of special laws.

Index crime per municipality

Index crimes include murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, motorcycle theft and vehicle theft.

Tabuk City, being the capital of Kalinga and the center of business, covered most of the index cases with 36 incidents from January to July 2023.

For Balbalan, 3 index crimes were recorded; Lubuagan, 2; Pasil, 2; Pinukpuk, 3; Rizal, 2; Tanudan, 3; and Tinglayan, 4.

Reasons for the increase

Acob cited the index crimes that increased include murder, rape, and motornapping. The police have observed that among the causes of murder are revenge prompted by tribal conflict, intoxication and jealousy while most of the motorcycles were stolen after they were left unattended by owners.

He further explained that the crime volume increased due to police operations on violations of special laws like anti-illegal drugs, illegal possession of firearms, illegal gambling, and illegal logging.

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