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From the Manila, Philippines report, the country's crime rate has dropped by 27.63 percent from January 1 to February 10 this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday.
According to the report, in a press briefing held at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the number of index crimes during this period decreased to 3,246 from 4,485 incidents in the same period last year.
The report also said that index crimes are considered serious crimes, while non-index crimes are violations of local ordinances and laws, and road crashes. Focus crimes have also witnessed a notable decrease of 27.60 percent, translating to 1,229 cases from 4,453 to 3,224.
The report added that eight focus crimes include theft, physical injury, rape, robbery, murder, homicide, motorcycle theft and vehicle theft. The police officers seized a total of PHP456 million worth of narcotics and arrested close to 6,000 drug suspects from Jan. 1 to Feb. 8.
In addition to the report, the study logged 28 drug-related killings in January, nine of which were during police operations. Online scams topped the list of recorded cyber crimes at 749, followed by 368 cases of illegal access and 147 cases of online libel.
Source: Philippine News Agency
According to the report, in a press briefing held at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the number of index crimes during this period decreased to 3,246 from 4,485 incidents in the same period last year.
The report also said that index crimes are considered serious crimes, while non-index crimes are violations of local ordinances and laws, and road crashes. Focus crimes have also witnessed a notable decrease of 27.60 percent, translating to 1,229 cases from 4,453 to 3,224.
The report added that eight focus crimes include theft, physical injury, rape, robbery, murder, homicide, motorcycle theft and vehicle theft. The police officers seized a total of PHP456 million worth of narcotics and arrested close to 6,000 drug suspects from Jan. 1 to Feb. 8.
In addition to the report, the study logged 28 drug-related killings in January, nine of which were during police operations. Online scams topped the list of recorded cyber crimes at 749, followed by 368 cases of illegal access and 147 cases of online libel.
Source: Philippine News Agency