THE nationwide crime rate dropped by 36.12 percent in July, compared with the same period in 2025, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday.In a press briefing, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said 2,209 focus crimes were recorded in July, down from 3,458 cases in 2025.The data represented “a decrease of 1,249 incidents or 36.12 percent,” Nartatez said during a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City.Focus crimes are a spec…