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Focus crimes in Metro Manila drop by 37 pct in February: NCRPO
Crime rate in Metro Manila experienced a significant decrease of 37.06% in February 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year.
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) recorded 343 focus crimes in February 2025, down from 545 cases in February 2024.
Focus crimes include murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, theft, robbery, vehicle theft, and motorcycle theft.
Notable reductions were observed in murder cases (-41.94%), homicide cases (-25%), physical injury cases (-49.12%), and rape cases (-49.45%).
Robbery and theft cases also saw decreases of 33.73% and 33.62%, respectively.
Carnapping incidents also declined, with motor vehicle carnapping down by 57.14% and motorcycle carnapping by 11.43%.
The NCRPO's crime solution efficiency improved by 8.68 percentage points, reaching 76.38% in February 2025.
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