ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) -

UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000048 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR DS, DS/DSS, DSS/IP/ITA, DS/IP/WHA, DS/EX/PPB, DS/OSAC, FSI/LMS/CMT FOR RUTH ABRAMSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC KCRM UY SUBJECT: ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) - SPRING 2008 REF: STATE 07551 ¶1. Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire - the following responses are keyed to REFTEL 07551. 2.Crime Mobility (into Emboff neighborhoods): ¶A. Criminal elements roam freely day or night and target Emboff and affluent residential areas for burglary. ¶3. Crime Ambiance (around Emboff neighborhoods): ¶A. Within walking distance (approximately one mile),in which bands of criminals freely operate and where street and residential crimes frequently result in violence to residents. ¶3. Aggressiveness of Criminals: ¶A. Commit street crimes and burglaries but rely on stealth during burglaries. ¶5. Arming of Criminals Criminal perpetrators usually are: ¶A. Armed with knives or lethal cutting weapons. ¶6. Aggregation of Criminals Criminal perpetrators usually: ¶A. Operate in groups of two to four individuals, are prepared to be confrontational, but generally avoid gratuitous violence. ¶7. Deterrence/Response of Police: ¶A. Local police or neighborhood associations are totally ineffective in deterring or disrupting burglaries and other crimes in Emboff neighborhoods and seldom are able to apprehend or arrest suspects after the fact. ¶8. Training/Professionalism of Police: ¶A. Police are mediocre in professionalism and training; they are somewhat apathetic toward post residential security requirements, including response to alarms and investigation of incidents in Emboff neighborhoods. They have definite resource/manpower limitations that inhibit their deterrence or response effectiveness. ¶9. Minimize considered. Baxter