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Region III is composed of seven (7) provinces and thirteen (13) cities. Provinces include Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales. Out of the thirteen (13) cities, two (2) are Highly Urbanized (Angeles in Pampanga and Olongapo in Zambales) and eleven (11) are Component Cities: Balanga in Bataan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan, and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; San Fernando in Pampanga; San Jose Del Monte, Meycauayan, and Malolos in Bulacan; and Tarlac City in Tarlac. It has 20 congressional districts, 117 municipalities, and 3,102 barangays.

All provinces and cities in Central Luzon implement various strategies to maintain peace and order. These include anti-crime operations, intensified checkpoints, increased police visibility, and anti-car-napping task forces.