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PNP: Crime drops by nearly 14 pct nationwide
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced a significant decrease of 13.82 percent in crime rates nationwide during the third quarter of 2025.
From July to September 2025, there were 8,988 focus crime incidents, a reduction from the 10,430 recorded in the same period of 2024.
Focus crimes include murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, and carjacking.
PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) chief BGen. Matthew Baccay stated that this decrease speaks of the effectiveness of anti-crime operations.
Monthly crime tallies showed consistent improvement, with 3,212 incidents in July, 3,121 in August, and 2,563 in September.
Acting chief PNP LtGen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. attributed the consistent decrease to strong law enforcement presence and public cooperation.
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