Rizal Province directory, Volume I.

PEACE AND ORDER
The combined efforts of the Philippine Constabulary, the
members of the police force and the municipal presidents under
the able direction and leadership of the Provincial Governor
reduced the criminal cases filed in the Court of First Instance
of Rizal by 541, during the last three years.
The comparative statement of criminal cases filed in the
Court of First Instance during the year 1928 to 1933 follows:
t928-506; 1929-5.16; 1930-518 (total-1,570)
1931-409; 1932-288; 1933-332 (total-1,029)
Any suspicious association or secret organization has been
put under surveillance of the authorities and the watchful eyes
of the Philippine Constabulary. The year 1933 was marked
by no serious violation of law.
Ri7al has at present a big police force in her 27 municipalities. Pasay alone has 28 policemen, and is considered the most
etticient municipal police torce, aue to the fact that it is a Metropolis. The said municipality has also a fire department of
nine men for the safety and security of properties and lives of
the residents during conflagrations.
Although there are many dancing halls, roadhouses and bars
in the municipalities surrounding Manila, yet no serious crimes
are often committed as compared with other municipalities in
some important provinces in the islands.
The degree of criminality in the province of Rizal is quite
low. In 1933, there was a total of 169 convictions in criminal
cases and 55 acquittals. The most common crimes are those
relating to property. Ranking next are crimes against morals
and those against sex. Robbery leads with 28 cases, while ordinary theft numbers 26 cases, 9 of qualified theft, 8 of domestic
theft and 10 of theft of large cattle. Embezzlement ranks next
with 18 cases, and then gambling and defamation, each with 14
cases. There was 12 cases of abuse against chastity and the
same number of cases of less serious physical injuries. There
were 4 cases of consumated homicide, 5 frustrated, 2 attempted
and 9 through reckless negligence; 2 cases of consumated murder, 4 attempted and 4 frustrated; 6 cases of consumated rape,
4 attempted and 1 frustrated. Other crimes include abduction, alteration of boundaries, assaults, arson, arbitrary detention, adultery, bigamy, bribery, coercion, concubinage, falsification of public document, malicious mischief, infidelity in the
custody of prisoners, perjury, seduction, resistance against
agents of authority, trespass to dwelling, and theft.
In the year 1933, there were filed 271 ordinary civil cases,
103 probate cases, 74 Land Registration Cases, and 12 other
cases of civil nature. OWf these, 205 ordinary civil cases, 110
Probate cases, 66 Land Registration cases, and 8 other caseswere decided. With those pending at the beginning of the year,
83 ordinary civil cases were dismissed, 6 Land Registration
cases and 9 other cases.