The variety of index crimes within the nation fell 16% within the first three months of 2023, authorities information confirmed Saturday.
Citing information from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos mentioned 7,865 index crimes have been reported from January 1 to March 25, 2023, down 16% from the 9,375 crime incidents in the identical interval final yr.
Carnapping of motorcar instances dropped from 82 final yr to 48 this yr, representing a 41.46% lower, whereas instances of bodily accidents went down from 1,339 to 898, for a 32.94% lower.
Rape instances additionally went down, from 2,254 final yr to 1,593 this yr, a 29.33% lower, and carnapping instances involving bikes dropped from 441 to 396, a ten.20% lower.
Other crimes that posted decrease figures after the primary quarter are theft (2,647), theft (1,080), homicide (920), and murder (229).
Abalos inspired the PNP to be “steady and consistent” towards index crimes.
“Hindi po matatawaran ang inyong dedikasyon sa pagganap ng inyong tungkulin para pangalagaan ang kapakanan ng mga mamamayan. And now, we are reaping the fruits of your labor. Sana po ay magtuloy-tuloy ito,” he mentioned.
(Your dedication to defending the welfare of the residents is priceless. And now, we’re reaping the fruits of your labor. I hope it continues.)
The PNP additionally intensified efforts to seize wished individuals and the marketing campaign towards unlawful medicine and firearms.
Based on the PNP information, from January 1 to March 24, 2023, a complete of 17,418 wished individuals have been caught as a consequence of “intensified pursuit.”
At least P1.36 billion worth of illegal drugs were seized, and 14,481 cases were filed against arrested drug offenders, while 1,993 individuals were arrested and 6,726 firearms were seized during the same period.
“Nagpapasalamat ako sa PNP sa pangangalaga ng kaligtasan ng bawat mamamayan. Patuloy tayong magsusumikap upang mabawasan ang kahit anong krimen at tuldukan ang paglaganap ng iligal na droga sa bansa,” Abalos mentioned.
(I thanked the PNP for safeguarding the protection of each citizen. We will proceed to work exhausting to cut back crimes and cease the unfold of unlawful medicine within the nation.) —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
