The Police Regional Office (PRO 11) recorded 128 rape incidents in Davao Region from January to April 2023.
Davao City Police Office (DCPO) top the list with 35 rape incidents while Davao Occidental Police Provincial Office (DOCPPO) recorded the least with six cases.
Davao del Norte Police Provincial Office (DNPPO) has 32 cases; Davao del Sur Police Provincial Office (DSPPO) with 26; Davao de Oro Police Provincial Office (DdOPPO) with 18 cases and Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office (DOPPO) with 11 cases.
Of the 128 reported incidents, 34 were recorded as rape; incestuous was 18; and statutory was 76.
Based on the data of PRO 11, 88 victims belong to the 11-17 years old age group; 19 from 18 to 25 years old; and seven from 6 to 10 years old.
In terms of the relationship of the victims to the suspects, 33 have no relation; undetermined, 26; and father, 13, while the profile of the suspects in terms of age are 48 fall under the 18 to 30 years old age group; 27 from 31 to 40 years old; and 19 from 41 to 50 years old.
Meanwhile, the top 3 places where the rape incident occurred were residential, 81; abandoned structure, 10; along the street, 6; and commercial/business, 6.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of PRO 11, said they are intensifying their coordination with the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD), barangays, and women’s advocates to prevent the increase of rape incidents in the region.
“Para kung nabiktima sila they have to report it sa WCPD para ma-filan ng charges itong mga suspects,” Gultiano said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday.
