Holiday season crime rate dips by 14.42% – PNP

MANILA, Philippines --- The nationwide crime rate, comparing similar periods covering Dec. 1 to 20 in 2021 and in 2022, dropped by 14.42% -- from 10,643 to 9,108 cases,Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said in a statement issued on Thursday. Azurin gave other crime statistics gathered by the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management. He identified eight focus crimes -- murder, homicide, physical injury, robbery, theft, vehicle theft, motorcycle theft, and rape. These focus crimes decreased from 2,330 cases in 2021 to 1,636 cases in 2022 -- a decrease of 694 cases or 29.79%. According to Azurin, the top three most prev...

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