THE crime rate for eight focus crimes in Metro Manila decreased this 2018 compared to the previous year, according to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).

A total of 14,633 incidents of murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, carnapping of motor vehicles, and carnapping of motorcycles was recorded in 2018, which is 21.01 percent lower than the 18,524 recorded in 2017.

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