Crimes committed against persons in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz

Abstract

The study was conducted at Tapaz Municipal Police Station during the second semester of the academic year 2022-2023. Thirty (30) police personnel were utilized as respondents of the study. The main objective of the study was to determine the crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz. The specific problems of the study were: 1) What is the socio-demographic profile of the respondents? 2) What are the crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz? 3) What are the causes of crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz? 4) Is there a significant difference in the causes of crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz considering Respondents’ length of service? Most of the respondents were ages of 31 to 40 years old, and the majority were males and married, earning an estimated monthly income ranging from Php35, 000 to Php38, 000 and Php44, 000 to Php48, 000 and with the length of service of 12 years and above. The crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz had a grand mean of 2.08 interpreted as Seldom. Causes of crimes Committed against Person in the Municipality of Tapaz, Capiz has a grand mean of 2.04 interpreted as Seldom. Data revealed that there was no significant difference in the causes of crimes committed against person in the Municipality of Tapaz considering respondents' length of service.