Manila, Nov. 18 -- The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has reported an average 20.21 percent decrease in crimes against persons and property in the region's six provinces and two highly-urbanized cities from January to October this year.
Figures released by the PRO-6 on Sunday showed that 3,237 index crimes were recorded in the first 10 months of 2019 -- lower by 820 incidents from 4,057 reported during the same period in 2018.
With the lower crime volume, the PRO-6, headed by Brig. Gen. Rene Pamuspusan, said in a statement that Western Visayas remains to be one of the safest regions in the country.
Police units have been implementing operations such as those focusing on regular law enforcement activities, police visibi...