Crime in Davao, Philippines

Crime rates in Davao, Philippines

Level of crime	27.68	Low
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	27.91	Low
Worries home broken and things stolen	33.68	Low
Worries being mugged or robbed	31.51	Low
Worries car stolen	26.53	Low
Worries things from car stolen	28.46	Low
Worries attacked	29.21	Low
Worries being insulted	26.64	Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	21.55	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	34.18	Low
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	34.13	Low
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	29.58	Low
Problem corruption and bribery	32.71	Low

Safety in Davao, Philippines

Safety walking alone during daylight		80.94	Very High
Safety walking alone during night		73.57	High

Contributors: 1026

Last update: May 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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14 Comments so far

Jeff Go on Dec 26, 2024:

The majority of the contributors of polls like this are Duterte FANATICS they brigade polls like this to dupe people into believing that the Duterte leadership is effective. This is all for political propaganda. Davao was ranked 4 in the country in the number of murder and homicide cases back in 2016. Polls/Surveys like this started popping out when he ran for president.

Chu Velasco on Oct 31, 2024:

Just recently General Torre discovered that Davao City manipulated the crime rate data to appear that the City has lesser crime but in reality is weekly there's a rape cases in the city that were not recorded.

John on Oct 24, 2024:

All of the police stations in Davao are threatened by none other that their own mayors (past and present) to never put the real numbers in the books. It won't show up in the system so their numbers will retain its good standing. Why do you think that most robbers/snatchers/scammers and many other criminals that show up in other the parts of the country are of Mindanaoan origin?

Anonymous on Oct 07, 2024:

Davao is a safe place for fugitives and drug lords. The crime is manipulated. Corruption and political dynasty is worst.

Anonymous on Jul 10, 2024:

I am from Davao City. This is a very safe place to be. Been here all my life.

Jo on Jul 10, 2024:

Been living in Davao city for 32 years and I can really say this city is the safest.Life is here

Jessa on Jul 10, 2024:

I live here in Davao City since 2012, all I can say we aren't afraid going out in a very late night.

Rachel Arcayna on Jul 10, 2024:

I am from Davao City and I am proudly say We are very safe here in Davao..We are peaceful and safe city.

Gfrankrob on Mar 21, 2024:

I've been looking for another country to retire in a few years and I was comparing Davao to where I live now, which is a small city in central Canada. According to the crime indexes, ours here is over twice as high as Davao. We used to have a nice relaxed quiet city years ago, but not anymore.
But looking at Davao, I'm thinking I may have found my future destiny. With a retirement income of $1900 (CDN) per month, it should be no problem surviving there.
Crime will happen anywhere you go, just some places are more crazy than others. (like the states).

Guia on Apr 12, 2022:

I am from Davao. It's the safest city in the Philippines. You can leave your bag at the morning in a public place, and you can expect it to be still there at night. Or try the nearest police station, in the lost & found.

Jasmine on Apr 03, 2022:

Look at the recent comments. It's election time and the paid trolls are trying their best to bring down Sara Duterte and Davao City. I am a traveler and I have traveled across different cities and provinces in the Philippines and Davao City is definitely the safest cities I have ever been to. Friendly police are everywhere and cctvs are everywhere.

Anonymous on Dec 30, 2021:

the store gifts of Davao from karla stephen singson secretly uses it to sell drugs

Adrian on Nov 29, 2021:

Hey anon @march 23, 2021 comment, you really have no idea that it was due to that someone that Davao gained its title as the safest city in the past? Don't open your mouth if you don't even have a clue on the history of Davao. You are probably some kind of youngster or student who thinks they are too edgy against that someone.

anon on Mar 23, 2021:

prolly somethin or someone left davao that gave us the #4 safest city to live in the world title i dunno

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Index
Crime Index:	28.51
Safety Index:	71.49