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UNIT CRIME PERIODIC REPORT (UCPER)

LETTER OF INSTRUCTION 02/09 dated April 22, 2009

References:

1. Letter of instructions 02/09 Unit Crime Periodic Report (UCPER) dated April 22,

2009;2. Memorandum from TDIDM dated May 22, 2009 with subject LOI 02/09- Unit Crime

Periodic Report (UCPER).

The purpose of this LOI is to promote consistency in the recording of crime incidence,

those guidelines prescribe a uniform procedure for the Philippine National Police in reporting

and collecting crime data including cases reported to other law enforcement agencies involved in

the Criminal Justice System. Further, these data shall be the working basis for policies andprograms on various and criminality measures.

TDIDM Memorandum dated 22 May 2009 Re: UCPER

Pertains to Uniform Procedure in reporting and Collecting crime data wherein modificationsfrom PROPER to UCPER are made in consideration of the changes in substantial laws and rules

of procedure such as:

1. Aside from the six index crimes, carnapping and cattle rustling shall be included;

2. A case shall only be considered solved if one of the suspects is arrested;3. A case shall be considered cleared when one of the suspects has been identified and

properly charged before the prosecutors office or any court of appropriate jurisdiction;

4. Collection of crime data from the barangays and other law enforcement agencies; and5. Imposition of administrative sanctions for failure to take action as well as deliberate or

intentional manipulation of data

Comparison from PROPER to UCPER

PROPER- Police Regional Office Periodic Report

The changes from PROPER to UCPER was revolved mainly to the parameters of Crime

Statistics. These proposed guidelines, modifications are made in consideration of the changes in

our substantial laws and rules of procedure and the changes are;

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

a. INDEX CRIMES - Shall include carnapping and cattle rustling.

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b. SOLVED CASE- Based on NAPOLCOM MC No. 94-017, a case can be considered solved

only if one of the suspects is arrested.

Crime Solution Efficiency (CSE) = (Number of Solved Cases / Crime Volume) x 100%

c. CLEARED CASE - A case in which one of the suspects has been identified and properlycharged before the prosecutors office or other court of appropriate jurisdiction. Included in this

category are solved cases.

CCE = (Number of Cleared Cases / Crime Volume) x 100%

COUNTING MECHANISM

a. MURDER- Consummated only - Infanticide and parricide shall be counted. Killingsby insurgents shall be counted.

b. Attempted/Frustrated Murder, Parricide and Infanticide are counted as Physical injuryif indeed the victim(s) was injured. Otherwise, these cases shall be counted as non - index

crimes.

c. For compound and complex crime, only the most serious crime shall be counted. The

reported incident shall be counted as a crime after validation by the investigator that there is such

an incident constituting a crime.

d. Ordinances shall not be counted.

e. Cases referred to Barangay shall not be counted

f. Traffic Incidents shall not be counted.

g. Suspects arrested by virtue of WOA shall be counted as a solved case if indeed theincident was previously reported in your respective blotters.

h. Count all crime incidents in the blotter.

i. Ordinances shall not be counted.

j. Cases referred to the barangay shall not be counted.

k. Every solved case is also a cleared case.

l. Amicably settled cases without filing the case in court is considered an uncleared

case.

m. Suspects arrested by virtue of Warrant of Arrest shall be counted as a solved case if

indeed the incident was previously reported in your respective blotters.