MAILA ROSARIO COLLEGE

College of Criminology

Chapter 4

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This Chapter presented the result of the findings of

the study including the interpretation and analysis

acquired by the researchers from the respondents.

1. Profile of the Respondents

1.1. Age

Table 2.a

Distribution of the Respondents in terms of Age

Years f %
20-24 24 24.0
25-29 40 40.0
30-34 6 6.0
35-39 14 14.0
40-44 10 10.0
50-54 6 6.0
Total 100 100.0
Mean age: 30.18

This shows that, 40 or 40% belong to age bracket of

25-29 while 6 or 6% of the respondents belong to ages

from 30-34 and 50-54. The mean age is 30.18 which implies

that majority of the respondents are adults.

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1.2. Gender

Table 2.b
Distribution of the Respondents
in terms of Gender
Gender f %
Males 64 64.00
Females 36 36.00
Total 100 100.00

It shows that that out of 50 respondents, 64 or 64%

are males and 36 or 36% are females. This finding implies

that the study is male-dominated.

1.3. Civil Status

Table 2.d

Distribution of the Respondents

According to Civil Status
Civil Status f %
Single 4 4.00
Married 96 96.00
Total 100 100.00

The table found out that 96 or 96% are married and 4

or 4% are single. This means that most of the respondents

are married as indicated in their mean age of 30.18.

1.4. Religion

Table 2.e

Distribution of the Respondents

According to Religion
Religion f %
Roman Catholic 76 76.00
INC 16 16.00
Others 8 8.00
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total 100 100.00

The table found out that, 76 or 76% belong to Roman

Catholics and 8 or 8% of them belong to Methodists and

other religious sect. This implies that majority of them

are Roman Catholics.

1.5. Educational Attainment

Table 2.f

Distribution of the Respondents According

to Educational Attainment
Educational Attainment f %
High School Level 53 53.00
High School Graduate 12 12.00
College Level 27 27.00
College Graduate 8 8.00
total 100 100.00

The table found out that out of 50 respondents, 53

or 53% are high school level and 8 or 8% of them are

college graduates. This implies that majority of them are

in the high school level.

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1.6. Occupation

Table 2.g

Distribution of the Respondents

According to Occupation
f %
Govt Employee 7 7.0
Private Employee 32 32.0
Self employed 61 61.0
Total 100 100.0

The study revealed that 61 or 61% of the respondents

are self-employed and 7 or 7% of them are employed in the

government. This means that most of the respondents were

selected in the streets which they are more credible

source of information.
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2. Level of Awareness on Crime against Property:
Robbery relative to:
2.1. Police Visibility

Table 3.a

Level of Awareness on Crime against Property: Robbery

relative to Police Visibility

Indicators WM DS
1. The local police utilizes mobile cars in responding torobbery 2.12 Sometimes
2. The local police conducts patrol using patrol/mobile Sometimes
1.83
cars/motorcycles to arrest criminals.
3. Mobile cars and police motor riders are visible in crime prone areas Sometimes
2.19
24/7.
4. The local police utilizes mobile patrol with official markings and Sometimes
2.18
designate official drivers for crime responses.
5. The local police responds more quickly to police assistance using Sometimes
1.83
patrol/mobile cars.
6. The local police provides radio communication equipment and Sometimes
1.90
cellphone to duty/dispatch personnel.
7. The local police conduct patrols in crime prone areas with radio Sometimes
1.82
communication and cellphone issue.
8. The local police dispatches police personnel for assistance Sometimes
2.19
equipped with radio communication and cellphone.
9. The local police responds to police assistance through radio,
2.35 Always
telephone and cellphone.
10. The local police utilizes mobile cars in responding to robbery 2.36 Always
Total 2.08 Sometimes

The table found out that respondents assessed that

item The local police utilizes mobile cars in responding

to robbery with the highest mean of 2.36 interpreted as

Always. This implies that the local police are equipped

marked vehicles in responding robbery incidents.

The respondents assessed item The local police

conduct patrols in crime prone areas with radio

communication and cellphone issue with a lowest mean of

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1.82 interpreted as Sometimes. This means that the

police have lack of communication gadgets in patrolling

in crime prone areas.

As a whole, the respondents assessed the Crime

against Property: Robbery relative to police visibility

as Sometimes implemented with an average weighted mean

of 2.08 which means the respondents are aware.

2.2. Police Community Relations

Table 3.a

Level of Awareness on Crime against Property: Robbery

relative to Police Community Relations

Indicators WM DS
1. Patrols crime prone areas together with the Barangay Peacekeeping Sometimes
2.28
Action Team and other force multipliers.
2. Encourages community participation in information gathering on Sometimes
2.00
crimes reported.
3. Responses immediately to reported crimes with the assistance of Sometimes
2.38
the community members.
4. Conducts information gathering and intelligence through trained Sometimes
2.18
assets from the community.
5. Enjoins the community to act as witnesses in filling cases against Sometimes
1.78
suspect/s.
6. The PNP conducts operation linis drive 1.99 Sometimes
7. The PNP conducts barangay pulong pulong 1.91 Sometimes
8. The PNP conducts barangay and school visitations 2.22 Sometimes
9. The PNP conducts baranagay immersion program 2.19 Sometimes
10. The PNP conducts medical mission 2.14 Sometimes
Total 2.09 Sometimes

The respondents assessed that item Responses

immediately to reported crimes with the assistance of the

community members with a highest mean of 2.38

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interpreted as sometimes. This implies that robbery

incidents are being responded by the police.

The respondents assessed item Enjoins the community

to act as witnesses in filling cases against suspect/s

with a lowest mean of 1.78 interpreted as Sometimes.

This means that the community residents are afraid to

file cases against the arrested suspects.

As a whole, the respondents the respondents assessed

the Crime against Property: Robbery relative to PCR as

Sometimes implemented with an average weighted mean of

2.09 which means the respondents are aware.

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3. Correlation between the level of awareness of the

residents of San Gabriel Village on crime prevention
program on crimes against Property specifically
Robbery relative to the above dimensions and their
profile variables

Table 5
Correlation between the level of awareness of the
residents and their profile variables
Profile Dimension Police Visibility PCR
**
Age Pearson Correlation .269 .315**
Sig. (2-tailed) .007 .001
N 100 100
Gender Pearson Correlation -.003 -.041
Sig. (2-tailed) .975 .684
N 100 100
Civil Status Pearson Correlation .111 .150
Sig. (2-tailed) .273 .136
N 100 100
religion Pearson Correlation -.027 -.058
Sig. (2-tailed) .792 .567
N 100 100
Education Pearson Correlation .034 .068
Sig. (2-tailed) .736 .500
N 100 100
Occupation Pearson Correlation -.112 -.032
Sig. (2-tailed) .266 .752
N 100 100
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

It shows that only age of the profile variable

showed significant relationship between the level of

awareness of the residents of San Gabriel Village on

crime prevention program on crimes against Robbery

relative to the above dimensions as indicated by the

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lesser p-value at the 0.05 level of significance, all

other variables are accepted.

Respondents assessments are influenced by their age

variables.

4. Dimension/s of the study which is/are not implemented

Based on the findings of the study, police

visibility and police community relations are sometimes

implemented with both have average mean of 2.08 and 2.09,

respectively.

5. Proposed actions to improve the dimensions which are

not implemented

PNP Tuguegarao City should conduct more police

visibility at crime prone areas in the barangay to thwart

criminals and other lawless elements.

PNP should conduct more community-based

activities to win the hearts and minds of the citizen.

Request additional personnel to conduct foot and

mobile patrol during nighttime.