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MANILA, Philippines — The nationwide crime rate, comparing similar periods covering Dec. 1 to 20 in 2021 and in 2022, dropped by 14.42% – from 10,643 to 9,108 cases, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said in a statement issued on Thursday.
Azurin gave other crime statistics gathered by the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management.
He identified eight focus crimes – murder, homicide, physical injury, robbery, theft, vehicle theft, motorcycle theft, and rape.
These focus crimes decreased from 2,330 cases in 2021 to 1,636 cases in 2022 – a decrease of 694 cases or 29.79%.
According to Azurin, the top three most prevalent of these crimes, based on figures recorded from Dec. 1 to 20 this year, were theft, rape, and physical injury.
These crimes decreased in number from 2021 to 2022 as follows:
- theft, from 710 to 609 cases
- rape, from 567 to 262 cases
- physical injury, from 331 to 211 cases
Azurin attributed the drop in crimes to the maximum deployment of police officers nationwide during the holiday season.
The Crime Solution Efficiency rate also improved from 78.54% in 2021 to 82.47% in 2022 – a difference of 3.93 percentage points.
Azurin attributed this to the “dedication and passion” of investigators aided by PNP online projects such as the e-Rouge, e-Blotter, and e-Warrant.