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The SWS says the percentage of families reported being victimized by cybercrimes was record-high: 3.7% in June to 7.2% in September.
MANILA, Philippines – The number of families who reported being victimized by common crimes rose to 6.1% in the third quarter of 2024, the Social Weather Station (SWS) said in its latest survey.
The SWS, in its national Social Weather Survey between September 14 to 23, found a rise in the percentage of families victimized by common crimes, which include pickpocketing or robbery of personal property, break-ins, carnapping, and physical violence. This number is 2.3 points higher compared to 3.8% in June this year and the highest since September 2023.
Meanwhile, the SWS said the percentage of families who reported being victimized by cybercrimes was at a record high. The survey firm said the percentage rose from 3.7% in June to 7.2% in September.
Since 1989, the SWS, has asked respondents in each quarterly survey if any member of their family had experienced any crime in the past six months. The SWS began monitoring cybercrimes in June 2023.
The exact phrasing of the survey question, according to the SWS, was: “Ngayon, nais po naming malaman ang karanasan ninyo at ng iba pang miyembro ng inyong pamilyang nakatira dito, tungkol sa krimen. Nitong nakaraang 6 buwan, kayo ba o kahit na sinong miyembro ng inyong pamilya ay naging biktima ng… (Cybercrime tulad ng online scam, pag-hack ng account, o cyberbullying)?“
(Now, we would also like to know your experiences and those of other family members residing here regarding crime. In the past 6 months, have you or any member of your family been a victim of… (Cybercrime like online scam, hacking, or cyberbullying))
In addition, the September survey also found that 56% of Filipino adults feared burglary, 48% feared walking the streets at night, and 41% “noticed many drug addicts in the neighborhood.”
In details
According to the SWS, the percentage of those who reported street robbery in Metro Manila rose from 3.7% in June to 6% in September. The percentage also rose in other areas: 1.8 to 4.5% in Balance Luzon, 1% to 3% in the Visayas, and 1.7% to 2.7% in Mindanao.
Victimization of break-ins also rose everywhere except Mindanao: 1.7% to 2.7% in Metro Manila, 1.5% to 1.8% in Balance Luzon, and 1.3% to 4.7% in the Visayas. Mindanao’s percentage declined from 2.3% to 1%.
Meanwhile, cases of those who reported physical violence and cybercrime also rose in most of the areas.
For physical violence, the SWS reported the following numbers: 0.3% to 1% in Metro Manila, 0.3% to 1.3% in the Visayas, 0.3% to 0.7% in Mindanao, while the rate stayed at 0.7% in Balance Luzon.
“Quarterly victimization by cybercrime rose in Metro Manila from 3% in June 2024 to 12.3% in September 2024, in Balance Luzon from 5.2% to 6.3%, in the Visayas from 1.7% to 7.7%, and in Mindanao from 3.0% to 5.7%,” the SWS said. – Rappler.com
