DILG: Crime rate lower under President Marcos compared to Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a lower crime rate during the first 21 months of the Marcos administration compared to the same period under former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said the peace and order situation in the country “has improved with a much lower index crime volume” from 196,519 from the pre-pandemic period of July 1, 2016 to April 21, 2018 to 71,544 from July 1, 2022 to April 21, 2024.

Abalos made the report during the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) and Regional Peace and Order Council meeting presided by President Marcos at Malacañang on Thursday, according to the Presidential Communications Office.

Peace and order indicators went down for the same periods from 541,917 from July 1, 2016 to April 21, 2018 to 371,801 from July 1, 2022 to April 21, 2024, Abalos, who also chairs the NPOC, said.

Average monthly crime rate also decreased for the same periods, respectively from 21.92 to 15.04. Focus crimes such as theft, physical injury, robbery, rape, murder, carnapping and homicide also dropped from 196,420 to 71,133 or 63.79 percent decrease.

Non-index crime volume also decreased from 345,398 from July 1, 2016 to April 21, 2018 to 300,257 from July 1, 2022 to April 21, 2024, the DILG chief said.

In terms of the index crime volume, the PNP recorded 48,587 cases from January 2023 to March 24, which is 4,240 or 8.02 percent lower than the 52,827 cases recorded from October 2021 to December 2022, Abalos said.

The non-index crime, on the other hand, was recorded at 202,377 from January 2023 to March 2024, which is 11,546 or 5.37 percent lower than the 214,923 recorded cases from October 2021 to December 2022.

Abalos said the PNP has recorded 98.88 percent of total crime clearance efficiency from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, which is 0.32 percent higher than the crime clearance efficiency report from October 2021 to December 2022.

The PNP also recorded 82.69 percent of total crime solution efficiency from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, which is 0.62 percent higher than the figures reported between October 2021 and December 2022.

Marcos earlier said