Philippines crime rate down by 55 per cent, thanks to lockdown

Members of the Philippine National Police check papers during security checks as they cross between Taguig and Makati City in Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. - Bloomberg

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The crime volume in the country in the last 24 days dropped by 55 per cent or 1,852 fewer crimes, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced.

Data released by the Joint Task Force Covid-19 Shield on Friday showed that from the 3,361 crimes recorded from Feb 22 to March 16 — also a period of 24 days — the number went down to 1,509 from March 17 to April 9,2020.