As of 2023, the National Capital Region (NCR) had a monthly average crime rate of ***** per 100,000 population. In comparison, CAR had the lowest average monthly crime rate in that year.

In 2024, about ****** cases of theft were reported in the Philippines. This was the highest volume of focus crimes recorded in the country in that year alone. Focus crimes are considered severe crimes occurring with sufficient frequency and regularity. State of focus crimes The volume of focus crimes that were reported in the Philippines has gradually decreased between 2017 and 2024. Index crimes are those considered serious in nature and occurring with sufficient frequency and regularity that they are considered an index to the crime situation in a given area. This includes murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft and carnapping. Meanwhile, non-index crimes are crimes in violation of special laws. Other focus crimes Aside from theft, the Philippines recorded a high volume of rape cases in 2024. While the number of rape cases has shown a significant decline between 2023 and 2024, the volume of such cases remains alarming. In addition, cases of domestic violence and the prevalence of online sexual assault, especially involving children, are also some of the most alarming crimes in the Philippines today.

Historical dataset showing Philippines crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2019.

Number, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of persons accused of homicide, by racialized identity group (total, by racialized identity group; racialized identity group; South Asian; Chinese; Black; Filipino; Arab; Latin American; Southeast Asian; West Asian; Korean; Japanese; other racialized identity group; multiple racialized identity; racialized identity, but racialized identity group is unknown; rest of the population; unknown racialized identity group), gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown) and region (Canada; Atlantic region; Quebec; Ontario; Prairies region; British Columbia; territories), 2019 to 2024.

In 2014, there were around ***** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals across the ARMM region of the Philippines. The ARMM region is comprised of Muslim provinces such as Basilan (except Isabela City), Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.

In 2014, there were around *** thousand crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. Whereas, only ***** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals were reported in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Philippines PH: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 11.020 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.480 Ratio for 2015. Philippines PH: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 7.986 Ratio from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2016, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.020 Ratio in 2016 and a record low of 6.413 Ratio in 2008. Philippines PH: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

Historical dataset showing Philippines murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2019.

This data collection contains information for the following ten major topic areas. PART 1. Survey (Pegasus) File. 182 variables for 1,550 respondents in 1969. Variables cover attitudes toward Philippine government, social, economic, and political conditions, attitudes toward and knowledge of dissidents and exposure to crime and violence. Sample was stratified by language and restricted to those between the ages of 21 and 65. PART 2. General Province Data. This file contains the data used in the factor analyses reported in Chapter II of The Matrix of Policy in the Philippines. Because the data are drawn from so many different sources, the descriptions contain notes on origins. 110 variables for 49 provinces on general socioeconomic, political, cultural, and agricultural variables for various years, 1918-1968 are included. PART 3. Province Election Data. This file contains 157 variables for 49 provinces on voting in elections since 1948 and corresponding population characteristics. Data on elections are from the relevant Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reports, population and agricultural data are from the censuses, income and labor force data are from the Philippine Statistical Survey of Households, municipal expenditures are taken from reports of the Auditor General. PART 4. City Voting Data. This file contains data on voting in 36 Philippine chartered cities. The data sources are the same as those for the Province Election file with the addition of estimates of population by mother tongue calculated from the 0.5 percent sample of the 1960 Census. There are 153 variables on election returns since 1953, some socioeconomic data for 1960 and government revenue, aid, and appropriations for 1961-68. PART 5. Municipio Data. This file contains data used in analysis of Huk control in 57 municipios. The data on 84 variables are drawn from Philippine Constabulary intelligence reports, COMELEC election results, and census data. PART 6. Barrio Data. This file contains data for 24 variables on 302 barrios in central Luzon, including all of the barrios reported by the Philippine Constabulary (PC) as controlled and a random sample of the rest. The data are drawn from PC intelligence reports, censuses, and maps. PART 7. City Socioeconomic Data. This file contains 37 variables relating to 1967-1968 for 51 Philippine chartered cities on socioeconomic indicators and crime statistics. PART 8. Province Crime Data. This file contains 55 variables on crime rates and socioeconomic data for 48 provinces. Manila is omitted. Data are for 1962-67. PART 9. Province Economic Data. This file contains data taken from the economic censuses of 1948 and 1961. In most cases detail is given for provinces, where disclosure considerations prevented such detail, regions are the geographical unit. There are some 37 variables measuring attributes of various industries. PART 10. Province Manufacturing Data. This file contains data by province (49) from various rounds of the survey of manufacturers. In this case, the sample universe is large establishments as defined for survey purposes. There are 11 variables measuring aspects of major businesses in 1956, 1958-60, and 1962.

In 2023, there were about ***** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals across the CALABARZON Region of the Philippines. The average monthly crime rate in the region peaked in 2021.

In 2021, there were about ****** reported cases involving illegal drugs in the Philippines, the majority of which were reported by the National Capital Region's (NCR) regional police office. Reported cases of illegal drugs in the region reached around ******.

In 2014, there were around *** thousand crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. In the same year, the prison population rate in the Philippines was about ***** per 100,000 individuals.

In 2014, there were around ***** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals across the SOCCSKSARGEN Region of the Philippines. Provinces of South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos comprise the region and has approximately *** million population.

In 2024, theft recorded the highest number of criminal cases against properties in the Philippines. During this year, theft cases amounted to around ******. Meanwhile, there were *** cases of motor vehicle carnapping that year.

In 2023, there were around ***** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the Philippines. The average monthly crime rate in the country was lowest in 2022.

From Source: Food budget shares and income and price elasticities are estimated, using 1996 data, for nine major consumption groups and eight food subgroups across 114 countries. The broad groups include food, beverage, and tobacco; clothing and footwear; education; gross rent, fuel, and power; house furnishings and operations; medical care; recreation; transport and communications; and other items. Food subgroups include bread and cereals, meat, fish, dairy products, fats and oils, fruit and vegetables, beverages and tobacco, and other food products. The depth and breath of these data provide an opportunity to incorporate the elasticities into research on changing food demand patterns. Albania Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chile Congo Cote d'Ivoire Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt Estonia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Greece Grenada Guinea Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St.Vincent & Grenadines Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

As of September 2023, about 30,200 crime incidents were recorded in the Philippines. Across regions, the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the highest number of crime incidents followed by Region 4-A. Crime incidents include both focus and non-focus crimes.

In 2014, there were almost *** thousand crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. The number of crime incidents across the Cordillera Administrative Region has increased over the last six years.

As of July 2025, there were 486 jails in the Philippines. Across regions, CALABARZON accounted for the highest number of jails at 67, followed by Region III.

In 2014, there were about *** crime incidents per 100,000 individuals across the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines. Provinces of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc and Tacloban comprise the region and has around *** million population.