TABLE 7.

3 Crime Against Persons by Region: First Quarter 2007 and 2008

Crime Against Persons

First Quarter 2008 First Quarter 2007

Region Physical Physical
Total Murder Homicide Rape Total Murder Homicide Rape
Injury Injury

Philippines 5,327 1,393 677 2,639 618 5,709 1,436 723 2,855 695
NCR 900 131 85 599 85 951 136 88 637 90
CAR 229 25 19 157 28 136 23 24 71 18
I - Ilocos Region 264 63 32 126 43 274 68 39 130 37
II - Cagayan Valley 139 42 33 46 18 144 45 25 65 9
III - Central Luzon 359 100 45 175 39 328 93 57 124 54
IVA - Calabarzon 545 175 113 204 53 525 116 121 221 67
IVB - Mimaropa 179 54 19 59 47 202 58 24 71 49
V - Bicol Region 234 80 28 59 67 227 88 39 60 40
VI - Western Visayas 339 73 58 142 66 428 110 66 183 69
VII - Central Visayas 675 125 57 456 37 753 109 57 533 54
VIII - Eastern Visayas 224 73 40 98 13 282 109 31 112 30
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 256 87 39 114 16 324 80 37 193 14
X - Northern Mindanao 245 83 27 118 17 267 73 34 125 35
XI - Davao Region 324 118 33 123 50 304 128 28 98 50
XII - Soccsksargen 209 61 26 94 28 333 80 44 162 47
XIII - Caraga 101 37 14 43 7 101 38 7 33 23
ARMM 105 66 9 26 4 130 82 2 37 9

Source: Philippine National Police

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TABLE 7.4 Crime Against Property by Region: First Quarter 2007 and 2008

Crime Against Property

Region First Quarter 2008 First Quarter 2007
Total Robbery Theft Total Robbery Theft

Philippines 3,785 1,721 2,064 4,216 1,845 2,371

NCR 1,401 690 711 1,611 793 818

CAR 243 85 158 91 43 48
I - Ilocos Region 78 23 55 83 29 54
II - Cagayan Valley 46 25 21 45 30 15
III - Central Luzon 205 122 83 208 111 97
IVA - CALABARZON 318 136 182 304 132 172
IVB - MIMAROPA 26 17 9 30 17 13
V - Bicol Region 69 41 28 83 31 52
VI - Western Visayas 65 26 389 96 44 52
VII - Central Visayas 772 302 470 1,046 312 734
VIII - Eastern Visayas 52 30 22 73 32 41
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 67 48 19 88 50 38
X - Northern Mindanao 180 70 110 237 116 121
XI - Davao Region 138 65 73 89 37 52
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 81 21 60 82 35 47
Caraga 28 11 17 33 24 9
ARMM 16 9 7 17 9 8

Source: Philippine National Police

TABLE 7.5 Incidence of Alleged Human Rights Violations by Region: 2006 and 2007

Region 2007 2006

Philippines 814 1,136

NCR 88 163
CAR 5 5
I - Ilocos Region 5 7
II - Cagayan Valley 61 42
III - Central Luzon 55 132
IVA - CALABARZON 60 68
IVB - MIMAROPA 39 66
V - Bicol Region 133 122
VI - Western Visayas 47 51
VII - Central Visayas 93 96
VIII - Eastern Visayas 81 98
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 18 21
X - Northern Mindanao
XI - Davao Region Continued