CDNTopStories: The implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has helped with the drop of the crime rate in Cebu City, says Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO).
With more violators of the enhanced community quarantine in Cebu City, the police and military are deploying more personnel to help implement stricter ECQ rules and keep more people off the streets. | Alven Marie Timtim
Based on the records from the CCPO, there was a 68.12 percent drop in crime rate in the eight focused crimes from March 17 to May 2, 2020, which was around the time the ECQ was implemented. For the days under ECQ, only 43 incidents were reported compared to the months before, which reached 167.Meanwhile, the confiscated illegal drugs during the operations under ECQ on the month of April is higher compared to the same month last year.
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