The Philippines recorded about 1,121 cases of homicide in 2023, indicating a slight increase from the previous year. The number of homicide cases in the country was highest in 2017.

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;

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.

In 2018, the intentional homicide rate in the Philippines was approximately 6.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This was a decrease compared to the previous year which amounted to approximately 8.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

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 12,000 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.

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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.

Homicides by firearm rate of Philippines sank by 29.26% from 1.6 cases per 100,000 population in 2018 to 1.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2019. Since the 5.77% jump in 2011, homicides by firearm rate plummeted by 80.01% in 2019. “Homicide” is defined as unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person

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.

In 2024, theft recorded the highest number of criminal cases against properties in the Philippines. During this year, theft cases amounted to around 11,800. Meanwhile, there were 241 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 2023.

In 2014, there were around 715 crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the Philippines. The crime rate incidents across the country have significantly increased over the last six years. In the same year, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had around 1.2 thousand crime incidents per 100,000 individuals.

In 2023, the number of victims of rape in the Philippines reached about 8,400, reflecting a significant decrease from the peak value in 2022. The volume of crime in the country increased overall in 2023.

In 2018, there were approximately 47 thousand cases of crimes involving illegal drugs in the Philippines. The majority of the Philippines' drug-related crime incidents were solved, and 709 were cleared for the crime.

In 2014, there were around 1.2 thousand crime incidents per 100,000 individuals in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. Whereas, only 124.7 crime incidents per 100,000 individuals were reported in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Chart and table of the Philippines death rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

In 2020, there were 90 cases of arson cases filed in the Philippines. This reflects a slight decrease from the previous year's total. Arson refers to the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to a property.

In 2018, theft accounted for 31 percent of the entire criminal cases in the Philippines. The overall number of theft cases amounted to 23.6 thousand in that year.

In 2014, there were about 314.3 crime incidents per 100,000 individuals across the CALABARZON Region of the Philippines. Provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon and one highly urbanized city, Lucena comprise the region and has around 14.4 million population.