Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Chief Superintendent Generoso R. Cerbo Jr. said that index crimes were down 60 percent for Metro Manila.
The figure compares the number of incidents of index crimes in January 2013 with that January 2012.
In the meantime, PNP chief Director General Alan LM Purisima asked the public to help fight crime by reporting these incidents, which would help the PNP towards a more accurate crime reporting program, the Journal reported.
