Research Paper

Abstract

The study was conducted on April 2021 to identify the Basic Crime Prevention Practices among Residents in Poblacion, Pikit, Cotabato. Specifically it aimed to answer the following objectives: determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, educational attainment, and crime prevention seminar attended; determine the level of basic crime prevention practices of resident; and determine the significant differences in the basic crime prevention practices of residents when grouped according to profile. Descriptive research design was used to describe the socio-economic profile and determine the level of the Basic Crime Prevention Practices.Correlational research design determined the significant differences in the basic crime prevention practices of residents when grouped according to their profile. The needed data were gathered through the use of survey personal questionnaire. The data analysis such as frequency count, percentage and weighted mean were used in the analysis of the descriptive data. Lastly, the study revealed that the socio-economic profile and the seminars attended by the respondents have no significance to their crime prevention practices, except for the variable Age that shows highly significant to their prevention practices for crime.