POLICE VISIBILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD CRIMES AMONG SELECTED BARANGAY IN DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES

Ivan Nicholas D. Escriba, Trix Harvey C. Romuar, Briana O. Sinconiegue, Exequiel R. Gono Jr.

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Neighborhood crimes have been one of the major problems worldwide, and it is getting worse as time goes by. This study aims to determine the effectiveness and impact of police visibility as a crime prevention tool for neighborhood crimes in selected barangays in Davao City. The research has utilized quantitative research and survey methods in the performance of this study as a tool for collecting data. The researchers utilized an adapted questionnaire from the study of España & Nabe (2023), A Scale Development on Neighborhood Crime in Davao City: An Exploratory Factor Analysis, and a study by Borovec et al. (2019), Police Visibility as an Influencing Factor on Citizens' Perception of Safety. Research was conducted on 300 random participants from districts 1, 2, and 3 in Davao City. The statistical tools employed in understanding the data gathered are Descriptive Statistics, Spearman’s Rho, and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings show that the increase in police visibility is associated with reduced occurrences of social disorder, social disorganization, and breakdown of social control. The result of this study found that the overall mean of neighborhood crimes is 3.17 with a standard deviation of 0.59, which indicates an average mean level; it shows that the residents do not feel completely safe in their neighborhood due to the uneven distribution of safety perception. Thus, to promote a safer environment, the community should work and build strong relationships with their neighbors and police officers.

 

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