Theft and rape remained the most prevalent crimes in the country over the past six months, with physical injuries picking up the third slot.
Meanwhile, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the PNP will focus on cybercrimes in 2023. “It is now the fastest growing transnational organized crime which affects hundreds of victims not only in the Philippines but in other parts of the world. It is one of the greatest threats to million users of cyberspaces who have entrusted their personal data online.”
PN records showed there were 6,682 theft cases from July 2022 to yearend, representing an increase of more than 300 cases compared to the same period in 2021.
Rape, on the other hand, decreased to 3,762 from 5,192 during the same comparative period.
“For both six-month periods, theft, rape, and physical injury registered as the top three most prevalent crimes,” Azurin said in a media briefing in Camp Crame.
According to Azurin, the country’s peace and order indicator (POI) dropped by 6.37 percent or 7,178 incidents from 112,746 cases in 2021 to 105,568 cases in 2022.
He said the POI also went down by 7.35 percent in Luzon, by 12.29 percent in Mindanao, but went up by 5.65 percent in the Visayas.
Meanwhile, the average monthly PIO crime rate decreased by 6.34 percent to 15.66.
Azurin said index crimes also declined from 21,185 to 19,484.
“Crime solution remains at a high 81.78 percent in 2022, increasing slightly from the 80.51 record in 2021,” he said.
