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 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.

The average for 2017 based on 3 countries was 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 Singapore: 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 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.

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.

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, 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 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.

Rape had the highest reported cases against individuals in the Philippines, amounting to about ***** cases in 2024. This was followed by cases of physical injury.

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.

As of July 2024, the highest number of crimes committed by inmates in the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in the Philippines were directly against persons with almost ************** people serving their sentence. Around *** thousand people were in prison due to crimes relative to opium and prohibited drugs.

In 2019, the number of cybercrime incidents within region two of the Philippines was highest for those who had been sent fraudulent SMS or text scams, amounting to approximately **** thousand victims. Other cybercrimes committed in the region involved hacking, phishing, and cyberbullying.

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 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.

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.

In 2019, the number of cybercrime incidents within the region ten of the Philippines was highest for those who had been sent fraudulent SMS or text scams, amounting to around *** thousand victims. In contrast, about ***** thousand people have not been a victim of any cybercrimes in the region.