ILOCOS NORTE: The crime rate in Ilocos Norte has gone down by 60 percent, the drop being attributed to the provincial government’s relentless drive against crime in partnership with the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO).

Police Provincial Director Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said from 1,500 reported index crimes in 2015, only 600 were reported at the end of 2016, a 60-percent decrease.

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