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

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.

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.

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 2024, the number of victims of rape in the Philippines reached about *****, reflecting a significant decrease from the peak value in 2022. The volume of rape cases in the country fluctuated since 2014.

At the beginning of 2025, the United States had the highest number of incarcerated individuals worldwide, with around 1.8 million people in prison. China followed with around 100,000 fewer prisoners. Brazil followed in third. The incarceration problem in the U.S. The United States has an incredibly high number of incarcerated individuals. Therefore, the incarceration problem has become a widely contested issue, because it impacts disadvantaged people and minorities the most. Additionally, the prison system has become capitalized by outside corporations that fund prisons, but there is still a high cost to taxpayers. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the amount of private prisons that have been created. For-profit prison companies have come under scrutiny because of their lack of satisfactory staff and widespread lobbying. Violent offenses are the most common type of offense among prisoners in the U.S. Incarceration rates worldwide El Salvador had the highest rate of incarceration worldwide, at 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents as of February 2025. Cuba followed in second with 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. The incarceration rate is a better measure to use when comparing countries than the total prison populations, which will naturally have the most populous countries topping the list.

In 2023, the number of cases of violence against women and children reported in the Philippines reached about *****, indicating a decrease from the previous year. These incidents were reported in connection with the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 which seeks to address the prevalence of violence against women and children by their intimate partners.

As of June 30, 2022, there were over ****** persons with deprived liberty (PDL) or prisoners in the Philippines with drug cases. Across the country, the National Capital Region and CALABARZON accounted for the highest volume of drug-related inmates in the prison cells.

According to a 2022 survey, about 30 percent of women who were divorced/separated/widowed said that they experienced physical violence. In comparison, seven percent of women who never had an intimate partner claimed to have experienced any form of abuse.