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NCRPO cuts focus crimes by 37.69%

Neil Alcober · Oct 25, 2026, 4:46 PM

(April 01 2026) PNP chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. led the blessing of the more than 5000 newly procured equipment including vehicles and operational gear, the new equipment would augment the capability of our patrollers or our units to deny the occurrence of focus crime PNP Chief said. held at Camp Came on Holy Wednesday April 1 2026. Photo/Analy Labor — ANALY LABOR

Focus crime incidents across Metro Manila dropped by 37.69 percent as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) sustained its enforcement operations against illegal drugs, illegal gambling, loose firearms, and wanted persons from 18 October to 24 October 2026.

At the forefront of the week's accomplishments, 202 anti-illegal drug operations resulted in the arrest of 256 individuals and the seizure of illegal drugs with a reported value of approximately P7.03 million.

Confiscated items included 1,021.17 grams of shabu, 66.55 grams of dried marijuana leaves, 51.19 grams of kush, ketamine, one ecstasy tablet, and three vape devices containing cannabis oil.

The campaign against illegal gambling likewise produced 431 arrests from 195 operations, with P95,138 in gambling money confiscated. Separately, 75 operations against loose firearms led to 76 arrests and the confiscation or capture of 78 firearms, further advancing efforts to prevent the unlawful possession and circulation of firearms.

Maintaining pressure on individuals evading arrest, NCRPO personnel apprehended 360 wanted persons, including 97 most wanted persons and 263 other wanted persons, through sustained manhunt operations across the region.

The crime information reporting and analysis system further documented a decline in eight focus crimes from 130 incidents during the corresponding period in 2025 to 81 in 2026, representing 49 fewer cases or a 37.69 percent reduction.

Rape recorded the sharpest decline, dropping from 22 to eight cases, or 14 fewer incidents, followed by theft, from 59 to 41; robbery, from 21 to 13; physical injuries, from 18 to 11; and murder, from three to two.

Motorcycle carnapping likewise decreased from six to five cases, while motor vehicle carnapping remained at one. No homicide incidents were recorded in either period.

In investigative performance, NCRPO posted a crime clearance efficiency of 83.95 percent and a crime solution efficiency of 80.25 percent. The latter registered a slight improvement over the 80 percent recorded during the same period last year.