MANILA, Philippines — The proportion of Filipino families that reported being victimized by common crimes in the past six months rose in the final three months of 2018, a new Social Weather Stations survey found. Related Stories More families victimized by common crimes in third quarter — SWSThe latest reading was the highest since the similar 7.6 percent recorded in December 2017. Nonetheless, SWS said respondents who noticed many drug addicts in the neighbourhood dropped two points to 39 percent in the fourth quarter. “Victimization by common crimes reported in SWS surveys is much higher than the number of crimes actually reported to the police,” it added. He later sought a six-month extension to his drug crackdown, saying he was shocked by the magnitude of the problem when he became president.

Source: Philippine Star February 23, 2019 06:33 UTC