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In 2012, the average monthly crime rate in the National Capital Region for every population of 100,000 was 38.57 percent, according to data from the Philippine National Police. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
In 2012, the average monthly crime rate in the National Capital Region for every population of 100,000 was 38.57 percent, according to data from the Philippine National Police. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research

Arsenio “Boy” Evangelista, whose son was killed by the notorious Dominguez carjacking group, said Tuesday that the Commission on Election’s total gun ban may result in a higher crime rate.

Blame the rise in criminality nationwide on the new crime reporting system of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and not on the failure of the police to thwart criminality.

Admitting a sharp rise in reported crimes in the metropolis, the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP) offered a simple explanation: The criminals have apparently become “smarter.”

Despite a lower number of crimes in the first half of the year compared to last year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday that they are preparing for an expected upward trend in crimes as the year ends.
The Northern Police District (NPD) is getting ready to deploy more policemen to areas under its jurisdiction where an increase in crime rate has been reported.
The average monthly crime rate in the National Capital Region for the second quarter of the year was 39.85 for every population of 100,000, according to the Philippine National Police. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
The average monthly crime rate in the National Capital Region from January to March this year was 37.56 for every population of 100,000, according to the Philippine National Police.

Crime fell by more than 15 percent in the first three months compared with the same period last year in spite of the recent slew of high-profile urban crimes, Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said Tuesday.
Cebu City remains safe despite the recent spate of drive-by shootings that occurred even in broad daylight, the city’s top police official said yesterday.
The average monthly crime rate in the National Capital Region from July to September last year was 43.19 per population of 100,000, according to the Philippine National Police.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
A total of 8,352 crimes were recorded in Metro Manila in the first three months of 2011, about 15 percent lower than the 9,852 cases in the same period last year, according to data from the National Capital Region Police Office. The average monthly crime rate for the quarter was pegged at 23.61 per 100,000 [...]