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.
The volume of crime incidents in the Philippines reached around 342,000 in 2024, indicating a decrease from the previous year. The volume of crime incidents in the country has gradually declined since 2014.
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The Philippines: Violent crimes per 100,000 people: The latest value from is crimes per 100,000 people, unavailable from crimes per 100,000 people in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 crimes per 100,000 people, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from to is crimes per 100,000 people. The minimum value, crimes per 100,000 people, was reached in while the maximum of crimes per 100,000 people was recorded in .
The capital city of Manila had a crime index score of **** in 2023, indicating an increase from the previous year. This is considered a high level of crime. The city's crime index score was lowest in 2016.
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The Philippines: Robberies per 100,000 people: The latest value from 2017 is 15 robberies per 100,000 people, a decline from 20 robberies per 100,000 people in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 105 robberies per 100,000 people, based on data from 79 countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from 2003 to 2017 is 23 robberies per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 7 robberies per 100,000 people, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 51 robberies per 100,000 people was recorded in 2013.
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The average for 2017 based on 23 countries was 2.3 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in the Philippines: 8.4 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Number, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, 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 in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. The region comprises of provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan and has a population of around ************.
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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.