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.

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.

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.

The Philippines recorded about ***** cases of homicide in 2024, indicating a slight increase from the previous year. The number of homicide cases in the country was highest in 2019.

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.

The number of robbery cases in the Philippines reached about ***** in 2023. Robbery cases in the country were highest in 2020 during the observed period.

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 ******.