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==Statistics==
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Statistics on the incidence of rape are usually based on available police records. Often, these are inaccurate and not a true representation of the problem, {{cn span|date=August 2016|text=for cultural and social stigmatisation associated with rape act as significant barriers to women reporting rape. Furthermore, women are more likely not to report rape if there is little support from their families, law enforcement agencies and the health sector.}}
In the [[Philippines]], The [https://web.archive.org/web/20080309005017/http://www.aworc.org/index.html Asian Women's Resource Exchange] (AWORC), an Internet-based women's information service, reports that 794 rapes occurred in the Philippines in the first four months of 1997.
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As ofIn 2006, Raperape continued to be a problem, with most cases going unreported. During the year, the PNP reported 685 rape cases. There were reports of rape and sexual abuse of women in police or protective custody—often women from marginalized groups, such as suspected prostitutes, drug users, and lower income individuals arrested for minor crimes.
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The following statistical data has been reported by the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] (UNODC)<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Sexual_violence.xls |title=Statistics : Crime : Sexual Violence|publisher=Unodc.org |accessdate=December 4, 2013|ref={{harvid|UNODC Report}}}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="page-break-before:always;"
|+ Sexual Violence in the Philippines (2003–2010)
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | '''Total count'''
! colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | '''Rate per 100,000 population'''
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! '''Offense'''
! 2003
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| Rape<ref>{{harvnb|UNODC Report}} (Tab 2 of the report)</ref>||7316||7562||6320||6114||8688||8588||||||8.9||9.0||7.4||7.0||9.8||9.5||||
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| Sexual Offenses<br />Against Children<ref>{{harvnb|UNODC Report}} (Tab 3 of the report)</ref>||3084||2918||2962||2584||2409||2585||5813||||3.7||3.5||3.5||3.0||2.7||2.9||6.3||
|}
 
==Occurrences==
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