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Crime incidence in Metro Manila sees 9 pct decline in 2021: NCRPO

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Crime incidence in Metro Manila saw a 9-percent decline in 2021 from the previous year, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Sunday.</p><p>In a statement, the NCRPO said the occurrence of index crimes in Metro Manila saw a 13-percent drop while non-index crimes had a 7-percent decrease.</p><p>The police said murder incidents in the capital region went down to 490 in 2021, from 687 in 2020.</p><p>Cases of physical injures, meanwhile, dropped to 741 cases in 2021 from 1,122 in the previous year, according to the NCRPO.</p><p>The following crimes also posted declines in incidents:</p><ul>	<li>Homicide - 143 from 171</li>	<li>Rape - 997 from 1,083 </li>	<li>Robbery - 1,286 from 1,446 </li>	<li>Theft - 3,094 from 3,187 </li>	<li>Carnapping of motor vehicles - 115 from 126</li>	<li>Carnapping of motorcycles - 516 from 631</li></ul><p>The occurrence of &quot;special complex crimes&quot; also dropped by 25 percent from 44 in 2020, to 33 in 2021, the NCRPO said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/infographic/12/28/21/10-krimeng-gumimbal-sa-mga-pinoy-nitong-2021">10 krimeng gumimbal sa mga Pinoy nitong 2021</a></li></ul><p>NCRPO Director Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao said the &quot;success in the fight against all forms of criminality, illegal drugs and terrorism may be attributed to the strengthened partnership we have developed with our community.&quot;</p><p>The partnership &quot;played an indispensable role in providing necessary information for immediate resolution of offenses,&quot; Danao said.</p><p>&quot;I give back this success to my men for their unwavering dedication and commitment to duty and to the people of Metro Manila for their never-ending trust and support,&quot; he added.</p><p>Metro Manila is home to around 13.5 million people and accounts for a third of the national economy.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1873830" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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Crime incidence in Metro Manila sees 9 pct decline in 2021: NCRPO

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jan 02, 2022 02:25 PM PHT

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