After becoming a victim of robbers who broke into his own home in Santiago, Governor Jose Izquierdo commissioned a poll to determine how prevalent crime is in Santiago. The results indicate that 20.5% of Santiago residents have been victims of some kind of crime during the past year. <\/p>\n
The Centro Economico del Cibao carried out the survey. It revealed that 98.3% is in favor of increased surveillance by crime-fighting authorities, and 95.6% feel there should be more controls when hiring police. A total of 83.3% favor the implementation of life-long jail sentences, and 52.6% favor the death penalty. In response to the survey, 58.5% feel that everyone should get weapons for self-defense, while 36.6% believe that residents should take justice in their own hands. Santiago residents attribute the increase in violent crimes to the lack of jobs and the economic crisis. <\/p>\n
To fight crime, the Governor announced that his office and those of the provincial prosecutor, the Police and Drug Control departments would implement a new plan. <\/p>\n
The release of the poll results coincides with the news that the Gurabo high school in Santiago was vandalized, with thousands of books charred in a blaze and equipment destroyed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After becoming a victim of robbers who broke into his own home in Santiago, Governor Jose Izquierdo commissioned a poll to determine how prevalent crime is in Santiago. The results indicate that 20.5% of Santiago residents have been victims of some kind of crime during the past year. The Centro Economico del Cibao carried out … <\/p>\n