NCRPO data showed there were 4,295 murder incidents from July 1, 2016 – a day after President Duterte took oath office – until Sept. 26, 2019. Eleazar explained that murder cases started to constantly dip in 2017, but the high figures from Duterte’s first months in office had already placed a bulk to the large number. Data from the NCRPO showed there were 1,144 murder cases for January to September in 2016 and 1,295 for the same months in 2017. Specifically, crimes against persons — which include homicide, physical injury, and rape — went down by 49% from 35,836 during Aquino’s time to 18,184 under President Duterte. Meanwhile, crimes against properties — such as robbery, theft, and carnapping — also went down from 96,003 under the Aquino administration to 31,651 under the Duterte administration, which is a decrease of 67%.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 30, 2019 14:38 UTC