MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a total of 36,848 crime incidents related to riding-in-tandem since 2010, including 8,805 deaths as of 2018, data from the office of Senator Richard Gordon showed on Friday.
From January to February 4 alone this year, 25 deaths have already been recorded due to crimes committed by riding-in-tandem suspects, according to Gordon.
Data from the senator’s office showed the following breakdown for riding-in-tandem incidents recorded in the previous years:
2010 – 2,384
2011 – 2,843
2012 – 3,041
2013 – 3,632
2014 – 4,205
2015 – 3,991
2016 – 4,336
2017 – 3,977
2018 – 3,748
2019 – 3,842
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