From the most crime prone city to the least crime prone city in Region 7.
Mandaue City under Mayor Jonas Cortes . Bravo !!
"Among the different commands under PRO 7, the Cebu Provincial Police Office had the highest crime volume with 396 incidents, 29 percent or 245 cases of which are index crimes, this year.
The Cebu City Police Office followed with a crime volume of 360 incidents, 29 percent or 243 cases of which are index crimes.
The Bohol Provincial Police Office, on the other hand, recorded a crime volume of 188, with 134 index crimes and 54 non-index crimes.
As for the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office, it registered a crime volume of 178, with 99 index crimes and 79 non-index crimes. The Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office recorded a crime volume of 104, consisting of 74 index crimes and 30 non-index crimes.
The Mandaue City Police Office and the Siquijor Provincial Police Office recorded the lowest crime volume, with 61 and nine, respectively.
According to PRO 7 records, with more than six million in population, Central Visayas posted an average monthly crime rate of 9.99, a 23 percent drop from last year's 13.01."
Sunstar March 29, 2009