PH crime rate drops by 73.7% in 5 years under PRRD: DILG
DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Presidential photo) MANILA - The country's crime rate has dropped by 73.76 percent in the first five years of President Rodrigo Duterte's term, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano said Monday night. Speaking to the President during his Talk to the People briefing, Ano said index crimes in the country dropped to 34,552 in 2021 from 131,699 in 2016. Index crimes refer to offenses considered as serious in nature with sufficient frequency and regularity citing murder, homicide, rape, robbery, carnapping, physical injuries...
Source: philippinetimes.com
