Crime rates in the philippines

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A. Background of the Study
Crime is as old as mankind itself. Since the biblical crime at the Garden of Eden, societies have emerged, laws have been created, and prohibitions have been declared but violations for forbiddances have continued. Crime has been with us from the very beginning; it has never ceased to disturb men’s living together. Moreover, it has become a common societal phenomenon, viewed by some as a normal symptom, as if it was a functional component of the organization of man groupings. The Philippines, being a developing country, is not exempted from occurrences of crimes. Newspaper and television news updates are loaded with all sorts “misbehavior”: murder, rape, theft, robbery and others. For this study, the crimes classifies into three: crimes against property (theft), crimes against person (murder), and rape. Though the latter could be considered crimes against person, it was decided that it should be separated from the rest because it is believed that is has different influencing factor, however it is noted that crime rates plunged over the past two decades. In fact, rates declined almost yearly. Between 1981 and 2000, crime rates for the crime against property and crimes against person declined by 80% and 61% respectively. On the regional picture, in the year 2001, statistics from Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that for crimes against person, Southern Tagalog (region 4) has the highest crime volume recorded, followed by the National Capital Region, Central Visayas (region 7), Western Visayas (region 6) then Bicol Region (region 5). For crimes against property National Capital Region was ranked at first, followed by Central Visayas, Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon (region 3), Western Mindanao (region 9), then Northern Mindanao (region 10).

4. B. Statement of the Research Question
1. What crimes are rampant in the Philippines?
2. What are the causes of the rise in these crimes?
3. What are the motives of those people who commit these crimes? 4. What are the possible solutions to prevent criminality in the Philippines?