SWS: Crime victimization drops to new record low but fears remain
went up by four-percentage points to 59 percent in June from 56 percent last March. Fears of unsafe streets also rose to 52 percent from 50 percent in March.
Fear of many drug addicts, meanwhile, was down four-percentage points to 52 percent in June from 48 percent in March.
Fear of burglaries and unsafe streets went up across all geographic areas, except in Metro Manila, which both declined to three-percentage points (62 percent and 51 percent, respect i vel y) .
Families fearing burglaries rose by 11-percentage points in Mindanao (61 percent), two-percentage points in Visayas (50 percent), and one-percentage point in Balance Luzon (61 percent).
Families fearing unsafe streets fell two-percentage points in Balance Luzon (52 percent) but up by 13-percentage points in Mindanao (55 percent) and one-percentage point in Visayas (48 percent).
The presence of drug addicts fell by 11-percentage points in Manila (54 percent) and by nine-percentage points in Balance Luzon (48 percent).
It rose, however, by four-percentage points in Mindanao (48 percent) and three-percentage points in Visayas (43 percent).
In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the government's campaign against crimes and illegal drugs "has resulted in fewer robberies, less physical violence, less fear of being in public spaces."
"Efforts ensuring public safety in the first year of the Duterte administration are yielding positive results," Abella said.
"However, more needs to be accomplished in making sure that our streets, neighborhoods, and communities are kept permanently safe, not only within Metro Manila but also in the rest of the country," he added.
SWS interviewed 1,200 respondents -300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Vi sayas, and Mindanao.
It used sampling error margins of ± 3 percentage points for national percentages and ± 6 percentage points for each of the said regions.