The purpose of this study was to determine the association of location and types of crimes in the Philippines and understand the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns by comparing the crime incidence and associations before and during the pandemic. A document review was used as the main method of data collection using the datasets from the Philippine Statistics Authority- Annual Statistical Yearbook (PSA-ASY). The dataset contained the volume of index crimes in the Philippines from 2016 to 2020. The index crimes were broken down into two major categories: crimes against persons and crimes against property. Incidence of crime-by-crime type was available for different administrative regions in the Philippines. Chi-square test and correlation plot of chi-square residual were used to determine the associations between the locations and types of index crimes. A correlation plot of the chisquare residual was used to investigate the patterns of associations. Results suggest that the continuing effort of the Philippine government to fight against criminality has resulted in a steady decline in the incidence of index crimes in the Philippines. The pandemic too contributed to the decline of crime incidence in the country. These results imply that police surveillance activities in highly populated areas and specific interventions to address sexual violence must be in place during community lockdowns. The Philippine National Police should heighten its campaign in violence against women and increase its workforce visibility especially in remote and densely populated areas. The results of this study can be used as input to local government units for developing programs and plans on crime prevention. For future researches, it is recommended to conduct a precinct level analysis for a closer look at crime surveillance.
翻译:这项研究的目的是确定菲律宾境内犯罪地点和类型的关联性,并通过比较该流行病之前和期间的犯罪发生率和犯罪关联性,了解COVID-19的封闭性的影响;利用菲律宾统计局年度统计年鉴(PSA-ASY)的数据集,将文件审查作为收集数据的主要方法;数据集包含2016年至2020年菲律宾的指数犯罪数量;指数犯罪分为两大类:侵犯人身罪和侵犯财产罪;菲律宾不同行政区犯罪发生率的发生率也为犯罪发生率的下降提供了依据;使用奇夸雷残留物的测试和相关监视图来确定地点和指数犯罪类型之间的关联性;使用奇夸瑞残留物的相关图用于调查关联性犯罪模式;结果表明,菲律宾政府继续努力打击犯罪指数犯罪的数量在2016年至2020年期间稳步下降;该流行病也导致菲律宾国内犯罪发生率的下降;在人口稠密地区开展警察监视活动,并进行相关的监控,特别是针对菲律宾女性人口密集性暴力的升级;在进行这一研究期间,菲律宾政府应更深入地开展关于人口密集性犯罪趋势的研究;在进行这种研究时,必须更深入地研究,更深入地研究。