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The number of felony assaults and rapes in New York City rose last year even as the overall crime rate fell, Jessica Tisch, the police commissioner, said on Monday. Shootings fell 7 percent last year compared with 2023, to 903, and there were 377 ho

Central Luzon. INQUIRER FILES OLONGAPO CITY The crime rate in Central Luzon decreased by 4.31 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to data from the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3). PRO3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan

Metro Manila skyline at night INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) logged a 10.62-percent decrease in the crime rate of Metro Manila in December 2024, it reported Wednesday. From 10,323 crimes rec

INQUIRER FILES PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur An alleged criminal gang leader surrendered to authorities on Friday evening at Barangay Pag-asa of Dumalinao town, Zamboanga del Sur, authorities said. Colonel Restituto Pangusban, Zamboanga del Sur p

MANILA, Philippines State security forces arrested on Thursday nightan alleged leader of a Taiwanese crime ring in Makati Cityfortunejack, the Presidential Anti-OrganizedCrime Commission reported yesterday. PAOCC executive director Gilbert Cruz said

Prosecutors have dropped hate crime charges against 12 of the 15 Salisbury University students who the police said had lured a person to an off-campus apartment through a dating app and then repeatedly beat and spat on him because of his sexual orie