The National Capital Region (NCR) had the highest share of drug-affected barangays in the Philippines in 2022. In that year, about 54 percent, or 922 out of the 1,710 total barangays in the region reported and validated the presence of people using drugs or illegal drug activities. In contrast, MIMAROPA had the lowest drug affectation rate.
Share of barangays affected with drugs in the Philippines in 2022, by region
Drug-affected barangays refer to those that reported and validated the presence of individuals that uses drugs, identified people involved in illegal drug activities, and those with the presence of illegal drug facilities and illegal drug activities.
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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. (May 22, 2024). Share of barangays affected with drugs in the Philippines in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329814/philippines-share-of-drug-affected-barangays-by-region/
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. "Share of barangays affected with drugs in the Philippines in 2022, by region." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329814/philippines-share-of-drug-affected-barangays-by-region/
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. (2024). Share of barangays affected with drugs in the Philippines in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329814/philippines-share-of-drug-affected-barangays-by-region/
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. "Share of Barangays Affected with Drugs in The Philippines in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329814/philippines-share-of-drug-affected-barangays-by-region/
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Share of barangays affected with drugs in the Philippines in 2022, by region [Graph], Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329814/philippines-share-of-drug-affected-barangays-by-region/
