Cavite Ecological Profile 2020

Crime Volume
The Republic Act No. 3815, otherwise known as the 172 or 12.59% from 2019 to 2020. On the other hand,
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, serves as the non-index crimes increased by 853 or 14.41%.
fundamental law defining the criminal offenses and
penalties for the commission of such. Among the cities and municipalities in the province, the
City of Bacoor had the highest number of crime incidents
Crime volume is the total of all crimes committed in an area with 1,131, which accounted for 14.20% of the total crime
over time. It is the total number of index and non-index volume, followed by the City of Bacoor with 1,419 crime
crimes. The Philippine National Police (PNP) defined index cases or 17.81% and the City of Imus with 772 or 9.69%
crimes as serious crimes involving crimes against persons of the crime cases. Mostly populated and highly urbanized
and crimes against property. The crimes against persons areas had the highest number of crime incidences in the
include murder, homicide, physical injury, and rape, while province of Cavite. Meanwhile, the least number of
the crimes against property include robbery, theft, reported crimes were in the municipalities of Mendez and
carnapping/carjacking, and cattle rustling. On the other General Emilio Aguinaldo with 42 and 41 cases,
hand, the non-index crimes are all other illegal acts and respectively.
special law violations. It includes negligent manslaughter, 18000 17,021
non-aggravated assault, forgery and counterfeiting, fraud, 16000
embezzlement, stolen property, vandalism, weapons, 14000
prostitution, narcotic laws, gambling, and others. 12000 10,416
9,289
10000 8,725 8,956
Crime volume in Cavite increased from 7,286 in 2019 to 7,476 7,286 7,967
8000
15,986 in 2020, of which 1,194 are index and 6,773 are 5,388 5,542
6,610
4,724
non-index crimes, and 8,019 are traffic crimes. 6000
4000
1,675 1,615
In the province of Cavite, crime volume was continuously 2000
increasing from 2012 to 2017. It has reached its peak in 0
2017, which increased by 83.24% from 2016. However, it 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

decreased by 56.08% in 2018. The largest increase was in Index Crimes Non-index Crimes
2008 and 2009, which rose by 544.95%. From 2019 to
2020, the total crime volume increased 681 cases, Figure 3.28 Crime Volume by type, Province of Cavite: 2007 – 2020
representing 9.35%. Index crimes posted a decrease of

Table 3.91 Crime Volume by Type and City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2018 - 2020
City/Municipality Index Crimes Non-Index Crimes Crime Volume
2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
1st District 201 98 121 1,051 1,268 1,209 1,252 1,366 1,330
Cavite City 52 17 29 468 594 593 520 611 622
Kawit 55 21 36 215 279 207 270 300 243
Noveleta 29 14 11 160 126 86 189 140 97
Rosario 65 46 45 208 269 323 273 315 368
2nd District 339 267 253 839 978 1,166 1,178 1,245 1,419
City of Bacoor 339 267 253 839 978 1,166 1,178 1,245 1,419
3rd District 310 172 162 463 255 610 773 427 772
City of Imus 310 172 162 463 255 610 773 427 772
4th District 346 274 227 719 1,052 904 1,065 1,326 1,131
City of Dasmariñas 346 274 227 719 1,052 904 1,065 1,326 1,131
5th District 213 93 107 772 751 784 985 844 891
Carmona 22 15 21 89 81 147 111 96 168
General Mariano Alvarez 74 42 25 286 314 268 360 356 293
Silang 117 36 61 397 356 369 514 392 430
6th District 184 154 86 355 586 537 539 740 623
City of General Trias 184 154 86 355 586 537 539 740 623
7th District 183 155 138 624 524 787 807 679 925
Amadeo 106 15 7 141 19 73 247 34 80
Indang 8 14 11 46 73 132 54 87 143
Tanza 27 56 64 113 274 324 140 330 388
Trece Martires City 42 70 56 324 158 258 366 228 314
8th District 184 153 100 693 506 776 877 659 876
Alfonso 31 7 12 112 54 126 143 61 138
General Emilio Aguinaldo 14 7 6 32 15 36 46 22 42
Magallanes 2 3 2 26 26 44 28 29 46
Maragondon 9 5 10 47 8 89 56 13 99
Mendez-Nuñez 12 5 7 46 49 34 58 54 41
Naic 36 55 27 232 211 227 268 266 254
Tagaytay City 73 70 28 103 101 157 176 171 185
Ternate 7 1 8 95 42 63 102 43 71
Total 1,960 1,366 1,194 5,516 5,920 6,773 7,476 7,286 7,967
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite
 Public Order and Safety

Average Monthly Crime Rate can be when the victim refuses to prosecute after the
offender is identified, dies, or absconds.
The average monthly crime rate (AMCR) in the province
increasing over the years. The highest AMCR was in 2018 On the other hand, a criminal case is considered cleared if
reaching 36.02%. The AMCR increased by 77.09% from the offender has been identified, and a criminal complaint
2017. However, the figure decreased by 57.55% in 2018. has been filed against the offender, regardless of whether
AMCR gradually increased by 6.18% from 2019 to 2020. the offender was arrested or not.
40
36.02 For the year 2020, Cavite has a total crime solution
35 efficiency and total crime clearance efficiency of 82.84%
30 and 88.77%, respectively. General Mariano Alvarez has the
25 19.44
highest crime solution efficiencies in the province with
18.66
20 15.28 98.32%. Carmona (96.08%), Magallanes (95.65%), Silang
13.63 14.32
15 19.79 20.34 14.39
(94.92%), Cavite City (94.04%), and the City of Trece
9.06
10
15.29
Martires (93.47%) followed. Despite the shortage of police
6.24 6.02 11.69
5 personnel, crime solution efficiencies in all cities and
0 municipalities in the province are high, which means that
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 more cases are solved out of reported crime incidents.
Figure 3.29 Average Monthly Crime Rate, Province of Cavite: The volume of crimes considered in identifying the crime
2007 – 2020 solution and clearance efficiency includes the road crash
incidents in 2020, thus the difference with the
AMCR in 2020 was posted at 15.28%. It means that for
aforementioned crime volume.
every 100,000 people, there are around 15 incidents of
crime every month. This result indicates that the peace and Table 3.92 Average Monthly Crime Rate by City/Municipality,
order situation in the province is considered manageable. Province of Cavite: 2016-2020
It is a positive indication that members of the police force AMCR (%)
City/ Municipality
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
are effectively taking action against major crimes that have
1st District
occurred in the province by reporting everything Cavite City 31.19 41.48 41.75 48.91 51.49
(quarantine violators, etc.) during the lockdown. The Kawit 23.86 41.69 25.97 28.50 18.83
highest AMCR is registered at Cavite City with a rate of Noveleta 27.49 59.77 32.53 23.67 16.35
51.49. The City of Dasmariñas is considered one of the Rosario 13.96 18.12 18.52 20.64 27.68
2nd District
most populous cities in the province but shows a low
City of Bacoor 19.36 29.40 15.06 15.48 17.79
average monthly crime rate of 13.40. It indicates that the 3rd District
City Police Stations are efficient and effective in City of Imus 16.63 37.97 13.50 7.06 12.95
maintaining the state of peace and order in their area of 4th District
jurisdiction. Urbanized municipalities and cities have more City of Dasmariñas 23.71 19.67 12.47 15.13 13.40
5th District
manageable peace and order situations, as reflected by
Carmona 7.96 66.69 8.16 6.71 13.18
their AMCR. We can also conclude that the poverty that the Gen. Mariano Alvarez 15.56 19.96 18.13 17.54 14.16
people of Cavite experienced during the time of the Silang 25.53 57.45 15.85 11.74 12.12
pandemic brought these large numbers of crime rates. 6th District
Statistics are deceiving due to higher crime rates. It can City of Gen. Trias 21.77 52.79 12.35 16.14 11.52
7th District
mean higher efficiency of the police force.
Amadeo 27.49 21.80 11.17 6.88 15.91
Indang 22.88 48.13 17.23 10.59 17.35
Crime Solution Efficiency and Crime Tanza 13.31 14.51 12.16 10.59 10.36
Clearance Efficiency Trece Martires City 18.21 43.31 10.53 9.01 12.43
8th District
Crime solution efficiency (CSE) is the percentage of solved Alfonso 20.32 37.48 22.15 9.33 19.39
cases out of the total number of crime incidents for a given Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo 28.67 32.54 15.06 6.88 14.60
period of time while crime clearance efficiency (CCE) is the Magallanes 13.75 31.80 9.88 10.10 16.07
Maragondon 12.00 13.35 11.91 2.73 20.28
percentage of cleared cases out of the total number of Mendez 26.46 51.42 14.49 13.24 9.80
crime incidents. Naic 14.23 15.18 17.52 16.63 13.15
Tagaytay City 35.01 172.86 19.05 18.03 18.07
A criminal case is considered solved when the offender has Ternate 37.54 60.77 33.08 13.47 24.00
been identified, taken into custody, and charged before the TOTAL 20.34 36.02 15.29 14.39 15.28
prosecutor’s office based on sufficient evidence against the Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, City of Imus, Cavite
accused. It can also be solved when some elements
beyond police control prevent the arrest of the offender. It
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Table 3.93 Crime Solution Efficiency (CSE) and Crime Clearance Efficiency (CCE) by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020
Total Crime
City/Municipality
Volume Cleared Solved Unsolved CSE CCE
1st District
Cavite City 638 37 600 1 94.04 99.84
Kawit 343 25 308 10 89.80 97.08
Noveleta 253 6 232 15 91.70 94.07
Rosario 375 37 338 0 90.13 100.00
2nd District
City of Bacoor 3,379 108 2,361 910 69.87 73.07
3rd District
City of Imus 2,686 184 2,033 469 75.69 82.54
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 1,197 187 986 24 82.37 97.99
5th District
Carmona 510 7 490 13 96.08 97.45
General Mariano Alvarez 297 5 292 0 98.32 100.00
Silang 1,241 46 1,178 17 94.92 98.63
6th District
City of General Trias 1,255 96 925 234 73.71 81.35
7th District
Amadeo 95 17 78 0 82.11 100.00
Indang 290 14 271 5 93.45 98.28
Tanza 779 32 722 25 92.68 96.79
Trece Martires City 766 43 716 7 93.47 99.09
8th District
Alfonso 143 17 126 0 88.11 100.00
General Emilio Aguinaldo 61 5 56 0 91.80 100.00
Magallanes 46 2 44 0 95.65 100.00
Maragondon 104 8 96 0 92.31 100.00
Mendez-Nuñez 86 9 76 1 88.37 98.84
Naic 269 26 238 5 88.48 98.14
Tagaytay City 1,100 28 1,012 60 92.00 94.55
Ternate 73 8 65 0 89.04 100.00
Total 15,986 947 13,243 1,796 82.84 88.77
Note: Crime volume includes road crash incidents, thus different from previous value
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, City of Imus, Cavite
Index Crimes
Index crimes include crimes against a person (murder, with serious physical injury (0.32%), a case for robbery
homicide, physical injury, and rape) and crimes against with rape (0.16%), and a case for robbery with arson
property (robbery, theft, carnapping, and RA 533). (0.16%) are recorded in the year 2020.

A total of 563 cases have been recorded under Crime The City of Dasmariñas registered the highest incidents in
Against Persons (CAPER), which were categorized as all crimes against a person, with 110 incidents. The City of
follows: rape with 237 cases, which holds the highest Bacoor has the highest crime against property, with 190
percentage at 42.10%; murder has a total of 156 cases incidents. It is due to the increasing migration of people
(27.71%); physical injuries with 138 cases (24.51%), 30 from nearby provinces and the development of business
homicide cases (5.33%), and two rape with homicide cases and commercial establishments in these areas.
(0.36%).
Among crimes against a person, rape is the most
Crimes against property totaled 631 cases, of which most unrestrained, while theft is the most extensive in crimes
were theft cases, with a total of 375 (59.43%). The 158 against property. Urbanization is taking its toll when it
incidents are robbery cases (25.04%), 76 cases are comes to maintaining peace and order.
motorcycle carnapping incidents (12.04%), 15 cases of
motor vehicle carnapping incidents (2.38%), three cases
of robbery with homicide (0.48%), two cases of robbery

Table 3.94 Number of Crime against Persons under Index Crimes by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020
Crime Against Persons Index
City/Municipality
Murder Homicide Physical Injury Rape Rape with Homicide Total Crimes
1st District 14 2 16 22 2 56 121
Cavite City 3 1 5 6 0 15 29
Kawit 5 1 7 2 1 16 36
Noveleta 3 0 0 5 0 8 11
Rosario 3 0 4 9 1 17 45
2nd District 15 1 28 19 0 63 253
City of Bacoor 15 1 28 19 0 63 253
3rd District 16 3 20 23 0 62 162
City of Imus 16 3 20 23 0 62 162
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Crime Against Persons Index

City/Municipality
Murder Homicide Physical Injury Rape Rape with Homicide Total Crimes
4th District 24 7 28 51 0 110 227
City of Dasmariñas 24 7 28 51 0 110 227
5th District 17 2 8 27 0 54 107
Carmona 3 1 1 3 0 8 21
General Mariano Alvarez 0 0 3 5 0 8 25
Silang 14 1 4 19 0 38 61
6th District 22 4 4 23 0 53 86
City of General Trias 22 4 4 23 0 53 86
7th District 31 8 28 30 0 97 138
Amadeo 2 0 2 1 0 5 7
Indang 3 1 2 4 0 10 11
Tanza 19 3 13 11 0 46 64
Trece Martires City 7 4 11 14 0 36 56
8th District 17 3 6 42 0 68 100
Alfonso 4 0 1 4 0 9 12
General Emilio Aguinaldo 0 0 1 4 0 5 6
Magallanes 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
Maragondon 2 1 1 3 0 7 10
Mendez-Nuñez 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
Naic 8 2 0 13 0 23 27
Tagaytay City 0 0 3 8 0 11 28
Ternate 2 0 0 5 0 7 8
Total 156 30 138 237 2 563 1,194
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Table 3.95 Number of Crime against Property under Index Crimes by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020
Crime Against Property
Robbery Carnapping Index
City/Municipality
with with with Serious with Theft Motor Total Crimes
Robbery Motorcycle
Homicide Rape Physical Injury Arson Vehicle
1 District
st 17 0 1 2 0 36 2 7 65 121
Cavite City 4 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 14 29
Kawit 3 0 1 0 0 12 1 3 20 36
Noveleta 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11
Rosario 8 0 0 0 0 16 0 4 28 45
2nd District 60 1 0 0 0 112 3 14 190 253
City of Bacoor 60 1 0 0 0 112 3 14 190 253
3rd District 15 0 0 0 0 72 0 13 100 162
City of Imus 15 0 0 0 0 72 0 13 100 162
4th District 25 0 0 0 0 68 3 21 117 227
City of Dasmariñas 25 0 0 0 0 68 3 21 117 227
5th District 19 0 0 0 0 30 2 2 53 107
Carmona 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 13 21
General Mariano Alvarez 6 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 17 25
Silang 9 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 23 61
6th District 7 0 0 0 0 18 1 7 33 86
City of General Trias 7 0 0 0 0 18 1 7 33 86
7th District 7 1 0 0 0 23 1 9 41 138
Amadeo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
Indang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11
Tanza 5 0 0 0 0 7 1 5 18 64
Trece Martires City 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 20 56
8th District 8 1 0 0 1 16 3 3 32 100
Alfonso 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 12
General Emilio Aguinaldo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Magallanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Maragondon 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 10
Mendez-Nuñez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
Naic 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 27
Tagaytay City 5 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 17 28
Ternate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Total 158 3 1 2 1 375 15 76 631 1,194
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite
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Crime Operations
Road Crash Incidents In 2020, road crash incidents in Cavite totaled 8,019 cases,
which are composed of 6,121 Reckless Imprudence
Accidents happen anytime and anywhere, but the road is Resulting (RIR) in Damage to Property cases (76.33%),
among the most common places where they happen. 163 RIR in Homicide cases (2.03%), and 1,735 RIR in
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road Physical Injury cases (21.64%).
accidents are the 14th leading cause of death in the
Philippines. Here are the five most common causes of 7000 6121
5622
road/vehicular accidents in the Philippines: over speeding, 6000 5359 5182
driving under the influence of alcohol, bad overtaking, 5000
3606
improper turning, and jaywalking. (Philkotse.com) 4000
3000 2245
1902 1709 1735
Road crash incidents are significantly increasing in the 2000 1347
province. It may be related to the continuous urbanization 1000 168 183 163
165 215
in the province which creates more traffic in the province. 0
Moreover, the province has its traffic equipment that 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
improves the catch rate of vehicular accidents happening Damage to Property Homicide Physical Injury
in the province. From 2016 to 2020, a total of 35,722 road
crash incidents were recorded in the province. Figure 3.30 Road Crash Incidents by type, Province of Cavite:
2016 – 2020

Table 3.96 Number of Road Crash Incidents by City/Municipality (RIR Damage to Property – RIR in Homicide) 2016-2020
RIR Damage to Property RIR in Homicide
City/Municipality
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1st District 121 146 175 248 171 4 18 15 12 18
Cavite City 4 60 23 6 11 1 3 6 0 2
Kawit 2 17 9 27 52 2 10 5 8 8
Noveleta 113 69 142 211 106 1 4 4 3 5
Rosario 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 3
2nd District 840 550 1,493 1,026 1,644 24 28 26 24 17
City of Bacoor 840 550 1,493 1,026 1,644 24 28 26 24 17
3rd District 102 904 774 124 1,467 17 22 11 9 14
City of Imus 102 904 774 124 1,467 17 22 11 9 14
4th District 147 29 3 8 20 22 25 21 23 19
City of Dasmariñas 147 29 3 8 20 22 25 21 23 19
5th District 610 1,361 1,128 1,299 861 22 34 36 44 22
Carmona 1 534 241 285 278 12 7 8 13 9
General Mariano Alvarez 3 4 2 8 3 2 6 5 8 0
Silang 606 823 885 1,006 580 8 21 23 23 13
6th District 419 885 506 430 429 29 26 17 16 20
City of General Trias 419 885 506 430 429 29 26 17 16 20
7th District 400 375 444 655 772 21 32 22 25 27
Amadeo 17 11 26 38 7 5 5 3 8 3
Indang 130 146 148 113 108 0 9 5 2 2
Tanza 2 12 4 107 294 4 10 6 7 17
Trece Martires City 251 206 266 397 363 12 8 8 8 5
8th District 967 1,109 1,099 1,392 757 26 30 20 30 26
Alfonso 30 31 2 12 0 5 7 2 3 3
General Emilio Aguinaldo 19 20 18 4 7 0 2 1 0 1
Magallanes 15 17 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0
Maragondon 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Mendez-Nuñez 67 71 31 5 28 1 1 0 1 2
Naic 1 0 1 4 3 2 6 3 8 8
Tagaytay City 824 952 1,043 1,363 719 15 13 7 13 8
Ternate 9 16 3 3 0 1 0 5 2 1
Total 3,606 5,359 5,622 5,182 6,121 165 215 168 183 163
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Table 3.97 Number of Road Crash Accidents by City/Municipality (RIR in Physical Injury), 2016-2020
RIR in Physical Injury Total Road Crash Incidents
City/Municipality
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1st District 66 95 125 117 90 191 259 315 377 279
Cavite City 7 34 16 6 3 12 97 45 12 16
Kawit 4 29 38 18 40 8 56 52 53 100
Noveleta 53 28 69 88 45 167 101 215 302 156
Rosario 2 4 2 5 2 4 5 3 10 7
2nd District 91 163 299 252 299 955 741 1,818 1302 1,960
City of Bacoor 91 163 299 252 299 955 741 1,818 1302 1,960
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RIR in Physical Injury Total Road Crash Incidents

City/Municipality
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
3rd District 86 238 179 73 433 205 1,164 964 206 1,914
City of Imus 86 238 179 73 433 205 1,164 964 206 1,914
4th District 32 38 31 25 27 201 92 55 56 66
City of Dasmariñas 32 38 31 25 27 201 92 55 56 66
5th District 245 505 454 440 274 877 1,900 1,618 1,783 1,157
Carmona 11 149 78 73 55 24 690 327 371 342
General Mariano Alvarez 4 14 10 8 1 9 24 17 24 4
Silang 230 342 366 359 218 844 1,186 1,274 1,388 811
6th District 286 542 317 213 183 734 1,453 840 659 632
City of General Trias 286 542 317 213 183 734 1,453 840 659 632
7th District 213 234 231 217 206 634 641 697 897 1,005
Amadeo 20 20 29 27 5 42 36 58 73 15
Indang 88 59 76 54 37 218 214 229 169 147
Tanza 2 23 3 37 80 8 45 13 151 391
Trece Martires City 103 132 123 99 84 366 346 397 504 452
8th District 328 430 266 372 223 1,321 1,569 1,385 1,794 1,006
Alfonso 26 33 5 8 2 61 71 9 23 5
General Emilio Aguinaldo 14 24 10 7 11 33 46 29 11 19
Magallanes 21 27 3 5 0 37 45 6 8 0
Maragondon 2 1 1 0 2 5 3 1 1 5
Mendez-Nuñez 47 26 17 4 15 115 98 48 10 45
Naic 8 3 1 3 4 11 9 5 15 15
Tagaytay City 195 287 226 342 188 1,034 1,252 1,276 1,718 915
Ternate 15 29 3 3 1 25 45 11 8 2
Total 1,347 2,245 1,902 1,709 1,735 5,118 7,819 7,692 7,074 8,019
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Anti-Drug Operation
The Philippines Drug War is the anti-drug policy and 4,032.14 grams of cocaine, 2 liters of ecstasy, and 10
actions of the Philippine government under President pieces of valium were confiscated.
Rodrigo Duterte, who assumed office on June 30, 2016.
In 2019, there were 3,715 drug operations handled, 7,807
According to former Philippine National Police Chief and
Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa, the policy is aimed at “the were arrested which composed of 1,664 users (21.31%)
and 6,143 pushers (78.69%), 44 were killed which
neutralization of illegal drug personalities nationwide”.
composed of 6 users (13.64%) and 38 pushers (86.36%),
In 2016, there were 1,021 drug operations handled, 1,884 331,432.20 grams of shabu, 24,642.11 grams of
were arrested which composed of 1,141 users (60.56%) marijuana, 3 grams of cocaine, and 10 liters of ecstasy
and 743 pushers (39.44%), 68 were killed which composed were confiscated.
of 19 users (27.94%) and 49 pushers (72.06%), 1,955.83
grams of shabu and 479.47 grams of marijuana were In 2020, there were 3,571 drug operations handled, 6,384
were arrested which composed of 1,309 users (20.50%)
confiscated.
and 5,075 pushers (79.50%), 57 were killed which
In 2017, there were 2,314 drug operations handled, 4,380 composed of 3 users (5.26%) and 54 pushers (94.74%),
were arrested which composed of 1,997 users (45.59%) 435,969.69 grams of shabu, 46,170.22 grams of
and 2,383 pushers (54.41%), 33 were killed which marijuana, and 100 liters of ecstasy were confiscated.
composed of 4 users (12.12%) and 29 pushers (87.88%),
In 2016 and 2017, the drug accomplishment report of the
17,432.28 grams of shabu and 3,811.81 grams of
marijuana were confiscated. Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) falls under the
city/municipality where they operate. It changed in 2018,
In 2018, there were 2,985 drug operations handled, 5,555 when PDEU had a drug accomplishment report of their
were arrested which composed of 2,162 users (38.92%) own.
and 3,393 pushers (61.08%), 91 were killed which
composed of 17 users (18.68%) and 74 pushers (81.32%),
10,476.87 grams of shabu, 9,818.75 grams of marijuana,

Table 3.98 Number of Raids, Persons Arrested, and Confiscated Drugs on Drug Incidents by City/Municipality, 2016
City/Municipality Number of ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS
Operation User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL Shabu Marijuana
(Grams) (Grams)
PDEU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 441.34 10.85
1st District 188 121 125 246 7 14 21 114.50 26.27
Cavite City 89 53 55 108 0 1 1 53.57 7.94
Kawit 44 46 33 79 1 3 4 19.13 9.23
Noveleta 38 16 32 48 0 1 1 34.52 9.10
Rosario 17 6 5 11 6 9 15 7.28 0
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City/Municipality Number of ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS

Operation User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL Shabu Marijuana
(Grams) (Grams)
2nd District 100 192 56 248 0 16 16 102.01 42.82
City of Bacoor 100 192 56 248 0 16 16 102.01 42.82
3rd District 94 155 93 248 1 0 1 66.62 375.75
City of Imus 94 155 93 248 1 0 1 66.62 375.75
4th District 111 248 69 317 3 4 7 360.35 2.62
City of Dasmariñas 111 248 69 317 3 4 7 360.35 2.62
5th District 172 168 141 309 0 2 2 585.28 5.87
Carmona 8 12 6 18 0 0 0 25.76 0.25
General Mariano Alvarez 84 75 44 119 0 0 0 531.77 1.20
Silang 80 81 91 172 0 2 2 27.75 4.42
6th District 46 56 41 97 1 3 4 93.97 0.42
City of General Trias 46 56 41 97 1 3 4 93.97 0.42
7th District 145 112 70 182 5 6 11 70.08 0.13
Amadeo 26 32 4 36 0 1 1 3.69 0
Indang 19 16 8 24 0 1 1 2.21 0
Tanza 67 40 33 73 2 4 6 57.2 0
Trece Martires City 33 24 25 49 3 0 3 6.98 0.13
8th District 165 89 148 237 2 4 6 121.68 14.74
Alfonso 25 8 23 31 1 1 2 4.19 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 5.45 0
Magallanes 6 2 4 6 0 0 0 0.82 0
Maragondon 19 12 13 25 0 0 0 12.67 12.40
Mendez-Nuñez 21 15 11 26 0 0 0 1.61 0
Naic 45 26 49 75 1 2 3 87.9 0
Tagaytay City 26 19 29 48 0 0 0 3.41 0
Ternate 19 6 16 22 0 0 0 5.63 2.34
Total 1,021 1,141 743 1,884 19 49 68 1,955.83 479.47
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Table 3.99 Number of Raids, Persons Arrested, and Confiscated Drugs on Drug Incidents by City/Municipality, 2017
ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS
Number of
City/Municipality Shabu Marijuana
Operation User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL
(Grams) (Grams)
PDEU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,193.15 1,001.74
1st District 570 361 544 905 1 14 15 356.61 880.63
Cavite City 131 101 111 212 0 1 1 164.66 43.59
Kawit 163 134 154 288 0 2 2 86.44 817.60
Noveleta 170 62 167 229 1 0 1 77.84 17.64
Rosario 106 64 112 176 0 11 11 27.67 1.80
2nd District 262 508 284 792 2 0 2 11,334.44 789.93
City of Bacoor 262 508 284 792 2 0 2 11,334.44 789.93
3rd District 184 200 352 552 0 1 1 1,030.87 917.66
City of Imus 184 200 352 552 0 1 1 1,030.87 917.66
4th District 255 295 181 476 0 5 5 2,472.40 204.04
City of Dasmariñas 255 295 181 476 0 5 5 2,472.40 204.04
5th District 313 215 395 610 0 3 3 319.51 9.43
Carmona 31 21 22 43 0 0 0 4.57 0.03
General Mariano Alvarez 117 94 182 276 0 1 1 270.64 3.76
Silang 165 100 191 291 0 2 2 44.30 5.64
6th District 111 118 98 216 0 0 0 317.52 0
City of General Trias 111 118 98 216 0 0 0 317.52 0
7th District 276 168 224 392 1 0 1 275.92 2.03
Amadeo 29 22 2 24 0 0 0 2.63 0
Indang 46 30 17 47 0 0 0 2.52 0
Tanza 104 68 121 189 1 0 1 146.46 0
Trece Martires City 97 48 84 132 0 0 0 124.31 2.03
8th District 343 132 305 437 0 6 6 131.86 6.35
Alfonso 59 25 43 68 0 5 5 8.81 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 12 3 7 10 0 0 0 0.77 0
Magallanes 14 5 9 14 0 0 0 6.51 0
Maragondon 26 6 23 29 0 0 0 16.05 0
Mendez-Nuñez 45 23 41 64 0 0 0 8.09 1.31
Naic 95 35 95 130 0 1 1 63.76 0
Tagaytay City 39 20 26 46 0 0 0 6.86 1.88
Ternate 53 15 61 76 0 0 0 21.01 3.16
Total 2,314 1,997 2,383 4,380 4 29 33 17,432.28 3,811.81
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite
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Table 3.100 Number of Raids, Persons Arrested, and Confiscated Drugs on Drug Incidents by City/Municipality, 2018
City/Municipality No. ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS
of Shabu Marijuana Cocaine Ecstasy Valium
User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL
Ops. (Grams) (Grams) (Grams) (Liter) (Pieces)
PDEU 79 84 95 179 0 4 4 906.12 927.36 0 0 0
1st District 725 310 659 969 1 16 17 221.13 325.44 0 0 10
Cavite City 315 145 245 390 1 8 9 118.97 256.03 0 0 10
Kawit 166 85 210 295 0 6 6 33.48 19.86 0 0 0
Noveleta 103 30 90 120 0 2 2 15.04 0.21 0 0 0
Rosario 141 50 114 164 0 0 0 53.64 49.34 0 0 0
2nd District 322 568 430 998 7 8 15 4,354.99 1,031.84 4,012.14 0 0
City of Bacoor 322 568 430 998 7 8 15 4,354.99 1,031.84 4,012.14 0 0
3rd District 196 209 331 540 1 6 7 337.24 171.14 0 0 0
City of Imus 196 209 331 540 1 6 7 337.24 171.14 0 0 0
4th District 270 174 473 647 1 5 6 2,332.54 44.59 0 0 0
City of Dasmariñas 270 174 473 647 1 5 6 2,332.54 44.59 0 0 0
5th District 431 179 454 633 3 8 11 82.01 7.35 0 0 0
Carmona 49 10 47 57 0 0 0 2.11 0.13 0 0 0
General Mariano Alvarez 179 78 228 306 2 5 7 56.25 0.39 0 0 0
Silang 203 91 179 270 1 3 4 23.65 6.83 0 0 0
6th District 185 150 301 451 0 8 8 1,961.91 19.30 0 0 0
City of General Trias 185 150 301 451 0 8 8 1,961.91 19.30 0 0 0
7th District 377 307 360 667 2 13 15 241.85 6,265.96 20 2 0
Amadeo 33 32 2 34 0 0 0 1.12 0.03 0 0 0
Indang 69 28 49 77 0 3 3 5.16 0 0 0 0
Tanza 207 231 237 468 2 8 10 124.92 6,012.63 20 2 0
Trece Martires City 68 16 72 88 0 2 2 110.65 253.30 0 0 0
8th District 400 181 290 471 2 6 8 39.08 1,025.77 0 0 0
Alfonso 72 32 54 86 0 0 0 5.12 0 0 0 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 21 13 6 19 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0
Magallanes 9 3 6 9 0 0 0 2.13 0 0 0 0
Maragondon 24 2 22 24 0 0 0 1.35 3.06 0 0 0
Mendez-Nuñez 29 21 10 31 0 1 1 2.26 18 0 0 0
Naic 159 63 146 209 0 4 4 17.25 0.60 0 0 0
Tagaytay City 33 22 12 34 2 0 2 3.95 1.12 0 0 0
Ternate 53 25 34 59 0 1 1 6.06 1,002.99 0 0 0
Total 2,985 2,162 3,393 5,555 17 74 91 10,476.87 9,818.75 4,032.14 2 10
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Table 3.101 Number of Raids, Persons Arrested, and Confiscated Drugs on Drug Incidents by City/Municipality, 2019
City/Municipality No. ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS
of Shabu Marijuana Cocaine Ecstasy
User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL
Ops. (Grams) (Grams) (Grams) (Liter)
PDEU 155 24 256 280 0 0 0 4,027.29 774.06 3 10
1st District 971 192 1,303 1,495 0 9 9 330.28 104.83 0 0
Cavite City 493 41 534 575 0 5 5 187.90 3.24 0 0
Kawit 191 14 385 399 0 0 0 22.18 0.28 0 0
Noveleta 83 9 136 145 0 0 0 10.65 7.18 0 0
Rosario 204 128 248 376 0 4 4 109.55 94.13 0 0
2nd District 480 610 725 1,335 1 7 8 4,390.07 1,200.39 0 0
City of Bacoor 480 610 725 1,335 1 7 8 4,390.07 1,200.39 0 0
3rd District 295 195 658 853 2 3 5 9,065.37 1,669.20 0 0
City of Imus 295 195 658 853 2 3 5 9,065.37 1,669.20 0 0
4th District 399 14 1,114 1,128 2 2 4 37,727.25 4,954.58 0 0
City of Dasmariñas 399 14 1,114 1,128 2 2 4 37,727.25 4,954.58 0 0
5th District 538 110 797 907 0 6 6 134.02 317.68 0 0
Carmona 61 12 74 86 0 0 0 5.15 0.12 0 0
General Mariano Alvarez 225 27 334 361 0 2 2 109 314.21 0 0
Silang 252 71 389 460 0 4 4 19.87 3.35 0 0
6th District 312 166 526 692 0 7 7 1,614.48 112.85 0 0
City of General Trias 312 166 526 692 0 7 7 1,614.48 112.85 0 0
7th District 334 286 469 755 1 4 5 274,083.62 15,277.87 0 0
Amadeo 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.15 0 0 0
Indang 52 17 42 59 1 1 2 6.77 1.03 0 0
Tanza 159 244 254 498 0 3 3 274,032.17 15,166.50 0 0
Trece Martires City 118 20 173 193 0 0 0 44.53 110.34 0 0
8th District 231 67 295 362 0 0 0 59.82 230.65 0 0
Alfonso 27 5 27 32 0 0 0 1.95 0.03 0 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 1.12 0.06 0 0
Magallanes 4 0 7 7 0 0 0 5.21 0 0 0
Maragondon 13 2 13 15 0 0 0 0.93 0 0 0
Mendez-Nuñez 26 13 27 40 0 0 0 5.91 0.12 0 0
Naic 116 28 172 200 0 0 0 29.30 209.54 0 0
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City/Municipality No. ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS

of Table 3.92 continued… Shabu Marijuana Cocaine Ecstasy
User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL
Ops. (Grams) (Grams) (Grams) (Liter)
Tagaytay City 20 5 20 25 0 0 0 14.28 0.39 0 0
Ternate 21 12 27 39 0 0 0 1.12 20.51 0 0
Total 3,715 1,664 6,143 7,807 6 38 44 331,432.20 24,642.11 3 10
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Table 3.102 Number of Raids, Persons Arrested, and Confiscated Drugs on Drug Incidents by City/Municipality, 2020
ARRESTED KILLED CONFISCATED DRUGS
No. of
City/Municipality Shabu Marijuana Ecstasy
Ops. User Pusher TOTAL User Pusher TOTAL
(Grams) (Grams) (Liter)
PDEU 91 33 125 158 0 3 3 377,665.93 708.98 0
1st District 824 148 1,020 1,168 0 11 11 1,700.25 560.15 0
Cavite City 442 48 531 579 0 3 3 314.78 249.87 0
Kawit 146 19 206 225 0 1 1 223.29 155.74 0
Noveleta 63 12 71 83 0 0 0 11.74 2.69 0
Rosario 173 69 212 281 0 7 7 1,150.44 151.85 0
2nd District 372 412 508 920 1 8 9 38,570.25 1,404.33 100
City of Bacoor 372 412 508 920 1 8 9 38,570.25 1,404.33 100
3rd District 263 119 528 647 0 3 3 2,249.59 273.90 0
City of Imus 263 119 528 647 0 3 3 2,249.59 273.90 0
4th District 340 77 583 660 2 9 11 12,584.39 3,360.96 0
City of Dasmariñas 340 77 583 660 2 9 11 12,584.39 3,360.96 0
5th District 456 161 721 882 0 5 5 708.43 37,631.71 0
Carmona 92 17 110 127 0 0 0 36.02 6.83 0
General Mariano Alvarez 198 122 371 493 0 2 2 587.61 3,590.55 0
Silang 166 22 240 262 0 3 3 84.80 34,034.33 0
6th District 291 179 407 586 0 6 6 822.17 680.01 0
City of General Trias 291 179 407 586 0 6 6 822.17 680.01 0
7th District 433 125 570 695 0 4 4 481.23 775.09 0
Amadeo 31 0 33 33 0 0 0 22.45 0 0
Indang 80 12 85 97 0 0 0 34.43 24.39 0
Tanza 171 101 249 350 0 4 4 392.26 5.41 0
Trece Martires City 151 12 203 215 0 0 0 32.09 745.29 0
8th District 501 55 613 668 0 5 5 1,187.45 775.09 0
Alfonso 93 8 96 104 0 1 1 23.17 2.39 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 25 2 25 27 0 0 0 2.24 8.19 0
Magallanes 33 0 39 39 0 0 0 6 708.96 0
Maragondon 69 3 73 76 0 0 0 5.74 1.48 0
Mendez-Nuñez 16 2 21 23 0 0 0 31.33 0 0
Naic 147 25 237 262 0 4 4 85.73 49.04 0
Tagaytay City 84 15 87 102 0 0 0 1,026.67 0.03 0
Ternate 34 0 35 35 0 0 0 6.57 5 0
Total 3,571 1,309 5,075 6,384 3 54 57 435,969.69 46,170.22 100
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Imus, Cavite

Fire Protection Services

Table 3.93
The Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, under the Bureau of In 2020, the fireman-to-population ratio of the province
Fire Protection, is the agency responsible for the was at 1:9,324. Based on the ideal and internationally
prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on accepted ratio of one fireman per two thousand inhabitants
buildings, houses, and other structures, forest, land (1:2,000), Cavite is short of 1,952 firemen. At the
vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels docked at piers city/municipality level, every city and municipality also has
or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum a deficit of fire personnel, considering their respective
industry installations, plane crashes, and other similar projected populations. It resulted in the existing
incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Code and personnel’s performance of multiple functions in
other related laws. firefighting and administrative capacities. Recruitment of
additional firemen is of great importance to deliver
Fire Personnel and Equipment sufficient, fast, and efficient services to the populace,
considering that the population is growing incessantly, to
The Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection has 466 fire personnel
4,344,829 in 2020, according to the 2020 CPH.
composed of 18 fire officers, 445 non-officers, and 3 non-
uniformed personnel. The respective cities and Moreover, there are 69 firetrucks in the province, of which
municipalities where they are assigned or designated 52 units are serviceable. These are distributed among the
provide and pay the city and municipality fire personnel. 14 municipalities and 7 cities. Among the province's cities
Officers were stationed only in the Office of the Provincial and municipalities, Amadeo and Ternate had no firetrucks;
Director and 17 fire stations, while the rest were headed however, they are supported by nearby municipalities that
and manned by non-officers. do have firetrucks.
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Table 3.103 Number of Fire Personnel and Fire Personnel Requirement by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020
City/Municipality Officer Non-Officer Non-Uniformed Total Ideal Current Fireman to
Personnel Strength Needs Population Ratio
OPD/EMSRU 1 17 2 20
1st District 4 66 0 70 183 113 1:5,264
Cavite City 1 15 0 16 51 35 1:6,292
Kawit 1 18 0 19 48 29 1:5,660
Noveleta 1 15 0 16 27 11 1:3,091
Rosario 1 18 0 19 57 38 1:5,832
2nd District 1 32 0 33 442 409 1:20,140
City of Bacoor 1 32 0 33 442 409 1:20,140
3rd District 1 26 0 27 232 205 1:18,400
City of Imus 1 26 0 27 232 205 1:18,400
4th District 1 28 0 29 436 407 1:24,246
City of Dasmariñas 1 28 0 29 436 407 1:24,246
5th District 3 67 0 70 289 219 1:8,205
Carmona 1 20 0 21 58 37 1:5,060
Gen. Mariano Alvarez 1 24 0 25 85 60 1:6,897
Silang 1 23 0 24 146 122 1:12,319
6th District 1 26 0 27 274 247 1:16,688
City of General Trias 1 26 0 27 274 247 1:16,688
7th District 3 69 0 72 350 278 1:8,795
Amadeo 0 10 0 10 21 11 1:4,190
Indang 1 18 0 19 37 18 1:3,616
Tanza 1 18 0 19 161 142 1:16,427
Trece Martires City 1 23 0 24 131 107 1:8,771
8th District 3 114 1 118 192 74 1:3,845
Alfonso 1 17 0 18 29 11 1:3,295
Gen. E. Aguinaldo 0 15 0 15 10 -5 1:1,598
Magallanes 0 9 0 9 12 3 1:2,650
Maragondon 0 13 0 13 19 6 1:3,130
Mendez 0 14 0 14 17 3 1:2,491
Naic 1 19 1 21 53 32 1:7,666
Tagaytay City 1 26 0 27 42 15 1:3,160
Ternate 0 1 0 1 10 9 1:24,653
Total 18 445 3 466 2,398 1,952 1:9,324
Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus

Table 3.104 Number of Fire Trucks by City/Municipality, 2020

City/Municipal Fire Stations Serviceable Unserviceable Under Repair Beyond Repair Total
1st District 9 4 0 1 14
Cavite City 4 0 0 1 5
Kawit 3 0 0 0 3
Noveleta 1 3 0 0 4
Rosario 1 1 0 0 2
2nd District 3 2 0 0 5
City of Bacoor 1 2 0 0 3
San Nicolas Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
Talaba Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
3rd District 2 3 0 0 5
City of Imus 1 3 0 0 4
Bukandala Fire Sub-Stn 0 0 0 0 0
Greengate Malagasang Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
Espeleta Fire Sub-Stn / Bahayang Pag-Asa Fire Sub-Stn 0 0 0 0 0
4th District 4 0 0 0 4
City of Dasmariñas 4 0 0 0 4
5th District 14 0 0 2 16
Carmona 4 0 0 1 5
Bancal Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
General Mariano Alvarez 2 0 0 0 2
San Jose Fire Sub-Stn 2 0 0 0 2
Silang 3 0 0 1 4
Bulihan Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
Inchican Fire Sub-Stn 1 0 0 0 1
6th District 5 1 0 0 6
City of General Trias 1 1 0 0 2
Sampalucan Fire Sub-Stn 2 0 0 0 2
San Francisco Fire Sub-Stn 2 0 0 0 2
7th District 5 2 0 0 7
Amadeo 0 1 0 0 1
Indang 2 0 0 0 2
Tanza 2 1 0 0 3
Trece Martires City 1 0 0 0 1
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Table 3.98 c
City/Municipal Fire Stations Serviceable Unserviceable Under Repair Beyond Repair Total
8th District 10 2 0 0 12
Alfonso 3 0 0 0 3
General Emilio Aguinaldo 1 0 0 0 1
Magallanes 1 0 0 0 1
Maragondon 1 1 0 0 2
Mendez-Nuñez 2 0 0 0 2
Naic 1 0 0 0 1
Tagaytay City 1 1 0 0 2
Sungay West Fire Sub-Stn 0 0 0 0 0
Ternate 0 0 0 0 0
Total 52 14 0 3 69
Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus

Fire incidences in the province are still manageable, despite workers/employees. Cavite BFP administers the annual
the insufficiency of fire personnel and equipment in the celebration of Fire Prevention Month held every March.
province. Aside from the operational fire stations in each
Table 3.105 Causes of Fire Incidents, Province of Cavite: 2018,
city and municipality, there are a total of 12 fire sub-
2019, and 2020
stations in the province. San Nicolas, and Talaba Fire Causes of Fire 2018 2019 2020
Substation in the City of Bacoor, Bukandala, Greengate Electrical Connection 61 58 116
Malagasang, and Bahayang Pag-Asa Fire Substation in the Electrical Appliances 11 18 13
City of Imus, Bancal Fire Substation in Carmona, San Jose Electrical Machinery 1 1 10
Fire Substation in General Mariano Alvarez, Inchican and Spontaneous Combustion / 0 0 0
Woodscrap
Bulihan Fire Substation in the municipality of Silang, Unattended Cooking/Stove 20 17 8
Sampalucan, and San Francisco Fire Substation in the city Unattended Lighted 25 14 19
of General Trias, and Sungay West Fire Substation in the Candle/Gasera
City of Tagaytay. Open Flame due to Torch/Sulo 369 223 116
Direct Flame Contact/Static 23 16 4
Fire Incidents Electricity
LPG Explosion/ LPG Leak 3 12 5
Based on the report of the Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, Lighted Cigarette Butt 3 4 4
Pyrotechnics 0 0 0
the fire incidents decreased to 304 in 2020 from 469 in
Lighted Matchstick/Lighter 5 4 3
2019. It represents a decrease of 165 or 35.18% in the Incediary Device/Mechanism or 1 0 1
number of fire incidents. The following table shows that Ignited Flammable Liquids
the principal causes of fire incidents are electrical Lightning 0 0 1
connection, and open flame due to torch/sulo, both with Bomb Explosion 0 0 0
Under Investigation 128 89 3
116 cases, which covers 76.32% of the total fire incidents Others 10 13 1
reported. Moreover, in terms of motives of fire incidence, Total 660 469 304
300 out of 304 fires were classified as accidental. The Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus
remaining four cases were still under investigation. The
Table 3.106 Motives of Fire Incidence, Province of Cavite: 2018,
office recorded 95 forests/grass/non-structural, and 209
2019, and 2020
structural cases as to the nature of fire. Motives of Fire Incidence 2018 2019 2020
Intentional Fire 0 0 0
The Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection educates citizens on Accidental Fire 529 380 300
fire safety and prevention through meetings and dialogues Fire Cases Under Investigation 131 89 4
with the barangays. The meetings and dialogues aim to Total 660 469 304
orient their constituents on the importance of fire safety Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus
consciousness within the community, particularly by
Table 3.107 Nature of Fire, Province of Cavite:2018, 2019, and
practicing known fire safety measures and eradicating all 2020
fire hazards in their premises. Fire prevention activities Nature of Fire 2018 2019 2020
such as fire drills are being conducted among Structural 244 234 209
establishments, which have led to the organization of Forest/Grass 416 235 95
company fire brigades whose members are their Total 660 469 304
Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus

Table 3.108 Area and Location of Fire Stations by City/Municipality, 2020

City/Municipal Fire Stations Area and Location of Fire Stations
1st District
Cavite City Zulueta St. Brgy 59 San Roque, Cavite City, Cavite. 4100
Kawit Putol, Kawit, Cavite
Noveleta Brgy. Poblacion, Noveleta, Cavite
Rosario Santiago St. Costa Verde Subd. Tejero Rosario, Cavite. 4106
2nd District
City of Bacoor Bacoor Government Center, Molino Boulevard, Bacoor City, Cavite. 4102
San Nicolas Fire Sub-Stn Silver St Green Valley San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite. 4102
Talaba Fire Sub-Stn Aguinaldo Highway Talaba 7 Bacoor City, Cavite. 4102
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City/Municipal Fire Stations Area and Location of Fire Stations

3rd District
City of Imus Imus Public Market, Nueno Ave., Tanzang Luma 1, Imus City, Cavite
Bucandala Fire Sub-Stn Community Action Center Bldg., Alapan-Bucandala Nia Road, Bucandala 3, Imus City, Cavite
Greengate Malagasang Fire Sub-Stn Community Action Center Bldg., Greengate Subd. Phase 1 Malagasang 2-4, Imus City, Cavite
Espeleta Fire Sub-Stn / Bahayang Community Action Center Bldg., Avenida Rizal St. Mariano Espeleta 2, Imus City, Cavite
Pag-Asa Fire Sub-Stn
4th District
City of Dasmariñas Central Public Market Brgy. Zone 4, Dasmariñas City, Cavite. 4114
5th District
Carmona DILG Compound, J.M. Loyola St. Brgy. Maduya, Carmona, Cavite
Bancal Fire Sub-Stn 1088 Governors Drive, Brgy. Bancal, Carmona, Cavite
General Mariano Alvarez Municipal Compound, Brgy.Poblacion 1, GMA, Cavite
San Jose Fire Sub-Stn Municipal Annex, Brgy Gregoria De Jesus GMA, Cavite
Silang Silang Public Market 112 Santan St. Brgy. San Miguel 2, Silang, Cavite. 4117
Bulihan Fire Sub-Stn Old Bulihan Road Brgy. Bulihan, Silang, Cavite. 4117
Inchican Fire Sub-Stn Inchican Road Brgy. Inchican, Silang, Cavite. 4117
6th District
City of General Trias South Square Village, Brgy. Pasong Kawayan II, City of General Trias, Cavite. 4107
Sampalucan Fire Sub-Stn Dulong Bayan-Sampalucan Road, Brgy. Sampalucan, City of General Trias, Cavite. 4107
San Francisco Fire Sub-Stn Sitio Elang, Brgy. San Francisco, City of General Trias, Cavite. 4107
7th District
Amadeo A. Mabini St. Brgy. Poblacion 1 Amadeo, Cavite. 4119
Indang SK Building J. Dimabiling St. Poblacion IV, Indang, Cavite
Tanza A. Soriano Hiway, Brgy. Daang Amaya 1, Tanza, Cavite. 4108
Trece Martires City Trece-Indang Rd. Brgy San Agustin, Trece Martires City, Cavite
8th District
Alfonso Alas-as Street, Poblacion V, Alfonso, Cavite
General Emilio Aguinaldo Brgy, Castaños Cerca, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite
Magallanes De Guia St. Brgy Poblacion 4, Magallanes, Cavite
Maragondon Balitao St. Brgy. Garita A, Maragondon, Cavite
Mendez-Nuñez J.P. Rizal St. Brgy. 4 Mendez, Cavite. 4121
Naic A. Soriano Highway Brgy. Ibayo Silangan, Naic, Cavite. 4110
Tagaytay City Foggy Heights Subdivision, Brgy. San Jose, Tagaytay City, Cavite
Sungay West Fire Sub-Stn Parra St. Brgy Sungay West, Tagaytay City, Cavite
Ternate ***Do not have Fire Station yet. One Fire Prevention Officer is assigned at municipality of Ternate. SFO3
Stephen C Sancho II***
Source: Cavite Bureau of Fire Protection, City of Imus

Jail Operation Table 3.109 Number of Detention Cell/Jail by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020
City/Municipality PNP Managed BJMP Provincial Total
Detention cells, also known as "temporary lock-up cells," 1st District 10 1 0 11
Cavite City 2 1 0 3
are maintained by city/municipal police stations. It is a
Kawit 4 0 0 4
short-term jail facility for the custody and safekeeping of Noveleta 2 0 0 2
city and municipal prisoners. Detainees are fugitives from Rosario 2 0 0 2
justice, or people detained awaiting investigation or trial 2nd District 2 2 0 4
and/or transfer to the national penitentiary, and/or violent, City of Bacoor 2 2 0 4
3rd District 4 2 0 6
mentally-ill people who endanger themselves or the safety City of Imus 4 2 0 6
of others, duly certified by the proper medical or health 4th District 3 2 0 5
officer, pending transfer to the medical institution. City of Dasmariñas 3 2 0 5
5th District 6 3 0 9
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Carmona 2 1 0 3
which is also called the Jail Bureau, supervises and controls General M. Alvarez 2 1 0 3
the overall city and municipal jails. On the other hand, the Silang 2 1 0 3
6th District 2 1 0 3
provincial government supervises the provincial jail. The City of Gen. Trias 2 1 0 3
Provincial Jail is located in Trece Martires City. It 7th District 8 3 1 12
accommodates the sentenced and also those that are Amadeo 2 0 0 2
under trial in their custody for security and rehabilitation. Indang 2 0 0 2
Tanza 2 2 0 4
The inmates are provided with skills training in preparation
Trece Martires City 2 1 1 4
for their release from prison, medical, dental, and optical 8th District 16 3 0 19
health services, and spiritual renewal programs. The Alfonso 2 0 0 2
provincial jail also coordinates with the Provincial General E. Aguinaldo 2 0 0 2
Attorney’s Office (PAO), Office of the Provincial Prosecutor Magallanes 2 0 0 2
Maragondon 2 0 0 2
(OPP), and concerned agencies for speedy trials, especially
Mendez-Nuñez 2 0 0 2
those who languish in jail for more than two years. Naic 2 1 0 3
Tagaytay City 2 2 0 4
Ternate 2 0 0 2
Total 51 17 1 69
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal
Police Stations, Provincial Jail, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology IV-A
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For the year 2020, there are a total of 69 jails in the in Cavite City, City of Bacoor, City of Imus, City of
province, composed of one provincial jail, 17 BJMP- Dasmariñas, Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang,
managed jail, and 51 lock-up cells. All cities and City of General Trias, Tanza, City of Trece Martires, City of
municipalities have at least one PNP-managed detention Tagaytay, and Naic.
cell in their respective localities. BJMP stations are located

Table 3.110 Jail Population by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020

City/Municipality
DETAINED SENTENCED
Total GRAND
TOTAL
MINOR Sub ADULT Sub ADULT Sub
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F
Provincial Jail 0 0 0 438 62 500 16 2 18 454 64 518
1st District
Cavite City 0 0 0 250 81 331 0 0 0 250 81 331
Kawit 0 0 0 127 27 154 0 0 0 127 27 154
Noveleta 0 0 0 60 6 66 0 0 0 60 6 66
Rosario 0 0 0 86 21 107 0 0 0 86 21 107
2nd District
City of Bacoor 0 0 0 715 170 885 0 0 0 715 170 885
3rd District
City of Imus 0 0 0 336 33 369 0 0 0 336 33 369
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 0 0 0 542 148 690 0 0 0 542 148 690
5th District
Carmona 3 0 3 199 47 246 0 0 0 202 47 249
General Mariano Alvarez 0 0 0 205 36 241 0 0 0 205 36 241
Silang 0 0 0 114 20 134 0 0 0 114 20 134
6th District
City of General Trias 0 0 0 265 43 308 0 0 0 265 43 308
7th District
Amadeo 0 0 0 29 2 31 0 0 0 29 2 31
Indang 0 0 0 57 4 61 0 0 0 57 4 61
Tanza 0 0 0 291 38 329 0 0 0 291 38 329
Trece Martires City 0 0 0 170 11 181 0 0 0 170 11 181
8th District
Alfonso 0 0 0 54 5 59 0 0 0 54 5 59
General Emilio Aguinaldo 0 0 0 15 1 16 0 0 0 15 1 16
Magallanes 0 0 0 14 10 24 0 0 0 14 10 24
Maragondon 0 0 0 29 4 33 0 0 0 29 4 33
Mendez-Nuñez 0 0 0 14 1 15 0 0 0 14 1 15
Naic 0 0 0 106 13 119 0 0 0 106 13 119
Tagaytay City 0 0 0 54 0 54 0 0 0 54 0 54
Ternate 0 0 0 17 5 22 0 2 2 17 7 24
Total 3 0 3 4,187 788 4,975 16 4 20 4,206 792 4,998
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

Based on the report from the PNP Human Rights Affairs representing 13.81% and 10.36% of all prisoners in Cavite,
Office (HRAO), Provincial Jail, and City/Municipal Police respectively.
Stations, there were a total of 4,998 detainees in the
The data revealed that most detainees in the lock up cells
province in December 2020. Bacoor CPS has the most
number of detainees, with 885 or 17.71% of the total are aged 26-32 years old, totaling 1,048 inmates, 876 male
(83.59%) and 172 female (16.41%) inmates. The 33-39
detainees. The Dasmariñas CPS follows, with 690
detainees, and the Provincial Jail with 518 detainees, age bracket follows with 1,041 prisoners, 870 male
(83.57%) and 171 female (16.43%) inmates.

Table 3.111 Number of Inmates by Age Bracket and City/Municipality (Ages 17 & Below – 40-46), Province of Cavite: 2020
17 & Below 18-25 26-32 33-39 40-46 Total
City/Municipality
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Inmates
Provincial Jail 0 0 85 21 46 21 2 2 34 9 518
1st District
Cavite City 0 0 30 6 31 9 54 22 80 25 331
Kawit 0 0 21 5 22 5 35 5 29 5 154
Noveleta 0 0 10 1 9 2 15 0 15 1 66
Rosario 0 0 20 4 19 7 18 5 14 5 107
2nd District
City of Bacoor 0 0 138 38 178 34 157 44 133 30 885
3rd District
City of Imus 0 0 55 5 67 9 69 9 69 5 369
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17 & Below 18-25 26-32 33-39 40-46 Total

City/Municipality
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Inmates
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 0 0 88 10 123 30 145 36 86 36 690
5th District
Carmona 3 0 42 6 46 9 61 9 28 10 249
General Mariano Alvarez 0 0 39 11 53 8 49 5 40 8 241
Silang 0 0 22 7 31 2 25 4 20 2 134
6th District
City of General Trias 0 0 48 7 61 9 70 8 45 7 308
7th District
Amadeo 0 0 1 0 6 0 9 0 5 1 31
Indang 0 0 5 1 7 0 16 2 21 0 61
Tanza 0 0 0 4 64 5 35 11 65 10 329
Trece Martires City 0 0 49 1 35 2 36 4 35 2 181
8th District
Alfonso 0 0 7 0 12 4 14 0 11 1 59
General Emilio Aguinaldo 0 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 2 0 16
Magallanes 0 0 7 0 2 8 1 2 3 0 24
Maragondon 0 0 2 1 6 1 7 1 9 1 33
Mendez-Nuñez 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 15
Naic 0 0 16 2 35 4 20 2 14 3 119
Tagaytay City 0 0 7 0 11 0 21 0 8 0 54
Ternate 0 0 4 2 6 2 1 0 3 2 24
Total 3 0 698 132 876 172 870 171 771 163 4,998
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

Table 3.112 Number of Inmates by Age Bracket and City/Municipality (Ages 47-53 – 71 & Above), Province of Cavite: 2020
47-53 54-59 60-65 66-70 71 & Above Total
City/Municipality
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Inmates
Provincial Jail 65 9 75 2 69 0 75 0 3 0 518
1st District
Cavite City 33 8 18 7 3 2 1 1 0 1 331
Kawit 10 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154
Noveleta 6 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 66
Rosario 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
2nd District
City of Bacoor 73 11 26 6 11 1 4 1 0 0 885
3rd District
City of Imus 45 5 22 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 369
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 45 19 52 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 690
5th District
Carmona 14 6 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 249
General Mariano Alvarez 17 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 241
Silang 10 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
6th District
City of General Trias 30 4 11 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 308
7th District
Amadeo 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31
Indang 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 61
Tanza 62 5 38 2 20 1 7 0 0 0 329
Trece Martires City 9 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 181
8th District
Alfonso 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 59
General Emilio Aguinaldo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16
Magallanes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Maragondon 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Mendez-Nuñez 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
Naic 13 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 119
Tagaytay City 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
Ternate 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24
Total 472 88 300 41 132 10 93 2 3 1 4,998
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that the correctional system. Though prisoners are still endowed
state values human dignity and guarantees full respect for with the same basic rights as everyone else, in common
human rights. It underscores that all people are born with parlance, these rights are inherent in every individual,
human dignity and inherent rights, and that no one loses without which they cannot live as human beings. In 2020,
their dignity and these rights regardless of what they may only one area was able to comply with the standard cell
have done. This policy of the state applies particularly to area for the detainees, which is 4.7 square meters per
the treatment of prisoners and detainees under the inmate. These include only the municipality of Indang.
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However, Cavite jails are over-congested, which needs to court hearings, 64 inmates (58 males and 6 females) to the
be addressed. hospital, 52 inmates (44 males and 8 females) were
escorted to other matters, and 565 inmates (448 males and
There is a total of 392 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) 117 females) to attend their hearings through video
escorted by the City/Municipality for the year 2020. The
teleconferencing.
276 inmates (226 males and 50 females) were escorted to

Table 3.113 Jail Congestion by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2020

Floor Area Cell Area Excess
City/Municipality Ideal Capacity Jail Population % of Congestion
(sq.m.) (sq.m.) Population
Provincial Jail 1,500.00 133.00 28.30 518 489.70 1,730.53
1st District
Cavite City 260.00 80.00 17.02 331 313.98 1,844.63
Kawit 250.00 80.00 17.02 154 136.98 804.75
Noveleta 31.10 31.10 6.62 66 59.38 897.43
Rosario 20.00 20.00 4.26 107 102.74 2,414.50
2nd District
City of Bacoor 370.00 265.00 56.38 885 828.62 1,469.62
3rd District
City of Imus 42.00 15.00 3.19 369 365.81 11,462.00
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 94.00 49.00 10.43 690 679.57 6,518.37
5th District
Carmona 383.80 8.00 1.70 249 247.30 14,528.75
General Mariano Alvarez 208.68 208.68 44.40 241 196.60 442.79
Silang 16.00 16.00 3.40 134 130.60 3,836.25
6th District
City of General Trias 408.99 317.05 67.46 308 240.54 356.58
7th District
Amadeo 600.00 40.00 8.51 31 22.49 264.25
Indang 400.00 900.00 191.49 61 -130.49 -68.14
Tanza 108.00 216.00 45.96 329 283.04 615.88
Trece Martires City 131.40 109.98 23.40 181 157.60 673.50
8th District
Alfonso 280.00 32.00 6.81 59 52.19 766.56
General Emilio Aguinaldo 150.00 25.00 5.32 16 10.68 200.80
Magallanes 80.00 16.00 3.40 24 20.60 605.00
Maragondon 96.00 17.12 3.64 33 29.36 805.96
Mendez-Nuñez 23.00 23.00 4.89 15 10.11 206.52
Naic 400.00 400.00 85.11 119 33.89 39.83
Tagaytay City 88.00 88.00 18.72 54 35.28 188.41
Ternate 65.52 65.52 13.94 24 10.06 72.16
Total 6,006.49 3,155.45 671.37 4,998 4,326.63 644.45
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

Table 3.114 Number of Persons Deprived of Liberty Escorted by City/Municipality, 2020

Hearing thru Video
Court Hearings Hospital Others Total PDLs
City/Municipality Conferencing
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Male Female
Provincial Jail 1 1 27 1 16 5 44 7 51 0 0
1st District
Cavite City 10 6 2 3 3 2 15 11 26 10 8
Kawit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 15
Noveleta 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 6 1
Rosario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd District
City of Bacoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 18
3rd District
City of Imus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5
5th District
Carmona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Mariano Alvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Silang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 20
6th District
City of General Trias 185 37 0 0 0 0 185 37 222 115 29
7th District
Amadeo 0 0 29 2 25 1 54 3 57 10 0
Indang 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 11 10 1
Tanza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trece Martires City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
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Court Hearings Hospital Others Total PDLs
City/Municipality Conferencing
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Male Female
8th District
Alfonso 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Magallanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Maragondon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mendez-Nuñez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naic 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4 14 12 6
Tagaytay City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ternate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 226 50 58 6 44 8 328 64 392 448 117
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

To continuously keep the lock-up cells organized and Also, an average of 95 inmates were escorted per day to
secured, it needs to have its personnel to maintain the the lock-up cells by the City/Municipality in the Province of
peace and order in the lock-up cells in the province. There Cavite in 2020. This is alarming, especially in the Provincial
are a total of 184 personnel in the lock-up cells in the Jail, with an average of 79 inmates per day, which may
province of Cavite, 112 custodial personnel (92 males and affect the basic rights of a human being in terms of cell
20 females) and 72 escort personnel (65 males and 7 congestion.
females).

Table 3.115 Number of Custodial and Escort Personnel and Average Number of Inmates Escorted per Day by City/Municipality, Province of
Cavite: 2020
City/Municipality Custodial Escorts Average Number
Total Personnel
Male Female Total Male Female Total of Inmates Escorted
Provincial Jail 24 14 38 30 0 30 68 79
1st District
Cavite City 3 1 4 5 2 7 11 1
Kawit 2 0 2 3 0 3 5 0
Noveleta 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 1
Rosario 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 0
2nd District
City of Bacoor 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
3rd District
City of Imus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th District
City of Dasmariñas 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 0
5th District
Carmona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Mariano Alvarez 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 0
Silang 4 0 4 2 0 2 6 0
6th District
City of General Trias 5 1 6 5 1 6 12 10
7th District
Amadeo 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1
Indang 1 1 2 2 0 2 4 0
Tanza 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Trece Martires City 3 0 3 4 4 8 11 0
8th District
Alfonso 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
General Emilio Aguinaldo 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 1
Magallanes 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Maragondon 2 0 2 4 0 4 6 0
Mendez-Nuñez 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Naic 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 1
Tagaytay City 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Ternate 2 0 2 4 0 4 6 1
Total 92 20 112 65 7 72 184 95
Source: Cavite Provincial Police Office, Human Rights Division, Imus, Cavite, City/Municipal Police Stations, Provincial Jail

Based on the report from the Bureau of Jail Management 14.66% and 10.33% of all prisoners in BJMP-Cavite,
and Penology – Cavite Administrator’s Office, there were a respectively.
total of 8,689 detainees in the province in December 2020.
Bacoor City Jail - MD has the largest number of detainees, The data revealed that most detainees in the BJMP cells
are aged 33-39 years old, totaling 1,915 inmates, 1,621
with 1,397, or 16.08% of the total detainees. The
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD follows, with 1,274 detainees, males (84.65%) and 294 females (15.35%) inmates. The
26-32 age bracket follows with 1,820 prisoners, 1,602
and Gen. Trias City Jail with 898 detainees, representing
males (88.02%) and 218 females (11.98%) inmates.
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Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that the inmate. These include only the City of Tagaytay Jail’s
state values human dignity and guarantees full respect for Female Dormitory. However, Cavite jails are over-
human rights. It underscores that all people are born with congested, which needs to be addressed.
human dignity and inherent rights, and that no one loses
There are a total of 789 PDLs Escorted by Bureau of Jail
their dignity and these rights regardless of what they may
have done. This policy of the state applies particularly to Management and Penology - Cavite for the year 2020. 689
inmates (646 males and 43 females) were escorted to
the treatment of prisoners and detainees under the
correctional system. Though prisoners are still endowed court hearings, 63 inmates (59 males and 4 females)
with the same basic rights as everyone else, in common where escorted to hospital, and 37 inmates (33 males and
4 females) where escorted to other matters. 978 inmates
parlance, these rights are inherent in every individual,
without which they cannot live as human beings. In 2020, (857 males and 121 females) were escorted to attend their
hearings through video teleconferencing.
only one area was able to comply with the standard cell
area for the detainees, which is 4.7 square meters per

Table 3.116 Jail Population in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite, 2020
Detained Sentenced Total Jail Population
Name of Jail MINOR ADULT ADULT
Total Male Female Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 0 0 418 65 483 0 0 0 418 65 483
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 0 0 1,261 0 1,261 136 0 136 1,397 0 1,397
Bacoor City Jail - FD 0 0 0 304 304 0 0 0 0 304 304
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 0 0 986 0 986 288 0 288 1,274 0 1,274
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 0 2 0 124 126 0 36 36 0 162 162
General Trias City Jail 0 0 754 58 812 51 35 86 805 93 898
Imus City Jail - MD 0 0 781 0 781 8 0 8 789 0 789
Imus City Jail - FD 0 0 0 117 117 0 18 18 0 135 135
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 0 0 442 0 442 37 0 37 479 0 479
Tagaytay City Jail - FD 0 0 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 58 58
Trece Martirez City Jail 0 0 332 25 357 0 0 0 332 25 357
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 0 0 171 23 194 68 8 76 239 31 270
Gen. M. Alvarez Municipal Jail 0 0 469 69 538 80 8 88 549 77 626
Naic Municipal Jail 0 0 324 34 358 91 9 100 415 43 458
Silang Municipal Jail 0 0 406 0 406 4 0 4 410 0 410
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 0 0 294 0 294 168 0 168 462 0 462
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 0 0 0 127 127 0 0 0 0 127 127
Total 0 2 6,638 1,004 7,644 931 114 1,045 7,569 1,120 8,689
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite

Table 3.117 Number of Inmates by Age Bracket in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite (Ages 17 & Below – 40-46), 2020
17 & Below 18-25 26-32 33-39 40-46 Total
Name of Jail
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Inmates
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 0 0 48 10 51 11 63 17 109 10 483
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 0 0 265 0 344 0 326 0 256 0 1,397
Bacoor City Jail - FD 0 0 0 43 0 58 0 77 0 62 304
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 0 0 218 0 273 0 315 0 246 0 1,274
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 0 2 0 41 0 40 0 25 0 23 162
General Trias City Jail 0 0 124 17 253 20 197 19 105 20 898
Imus City Jail - MD 0 0 76 0 116 0 109 0 154 0 789
Imus City Jail - FD 0 0 0 12 0 20 0 49 0 25 135
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 0 0 104 0 88 0 108 0 89 0 479
Tagaytay City Jail - FD 0 0 0 9 0 14 0 14 0 9 58
Trece Martirez City Jail 0 0 98 2 65 4 79 12 53 6 357
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 0 0 55 5 57 11 64 5 33 4 270
Gen. M. Alvarez Municipal 0 0 64 9 103 12 104 27 182 8 626
Jail
Naic Municipal Jail 0 0 65 8 82 7 58 10 83 11 458
Silang Municipal Jail 0 0 79 0 85 0 93 0 75 0 410
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 0 0 69 0 85 0 105 0 97 0 462
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 0 0 0 19 0 21 0 39 0 23 127
Total 0 2 1,265 175 1,602 218 1,621 294 1,482 201 8,689
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite
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Table 3.118 Number of Inmates by Age Bracket in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite (Ages 47-53 & 71 & Above), 2020
47-53 54-59 60-65 66-70 71 & Above Total
Name of Jail
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Inmates
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 55 5 52 9 27 0 12 3 1 0 483
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 143 0 47 0 14 0 1 0 1 0 1,397
Bacoor City Jail - FD 0 46 0 11 0 3 0 2 0 2 304
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 131 0 55 0 25 0 11 0 0 0 1,274
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 0 20 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 162
General Trias City Jail 68 11 36 5 20 1 1 0 1 0 898
Imus City Jail - MD 152 0 101 0 53 0 27 0 1 0 789
Imus City Jail - FD 0 19 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 135
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 50 0 32 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 479
Tagaytay City Jail - FD 0 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 58
Trece Martirez City Jail 25 1 1 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 357
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 21 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 270
Gen. M. Alvarez Municipal Jail 64 14 23 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 626
Naic Municipal Jail 56 4 44 0 13 3 13 0 1 0 458
Silang Municipal Jail 38 0 33 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 410
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 65 0 31 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 462
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 0 20 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 127
Total 868 153 459 45 187 23 76 7 9 2 8,689
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite

Table 3.119 Jail Congestion in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite, 2020
Floor Area Cell Area Ideal Capacity Jail Population Excess % of
Name of Jail
(sq.m) (sq.m.) 4.7 sq. m. Population Congestion
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 290.00 240.00 51 483 432 846%
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 3,078.00 1,920.00 409 1,397 988 242%
Bacoor City Jail - FD 1,026.00 576.00 123 304 181 148%
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 987.00 510.00 109 1,274 1,165 1074%
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 144.00 52.00 11 162 151 1364%
General Trias City Jail 1,365.00 46.00 10 898 888 9075%
Imus City Jail - MD 1,920.00 1,600.00 340 789 449 132%
Imus City Jail - FD 160.00 120.00 26 135 109 429%
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 118.00 330.00 70 479 409 582%
Tagaytay City Jail - FD 400.00 324.00 69 58 -11 -16%
Trece Martires City Jail 768.00 288.00 61 357 296 483%
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 322.50 86.31 18 270 252 1370%
General Mariano Alvarez Municipal Jail 184.00 147.00 31 626 595 1901%
Naic Municipal Jail 180.00 816.64 174 458 284 164%
Silang Municipal Jail 175.00 175.00 37 410 373 1001%
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 1,026.00 160.00 34 462 428 1257%
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 349.00 172.00 37 127 90 247%
Total 12,492.50 7,562.95 1,609.14 8,689 7,079.86 440%
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite

Table 3.120 Number of Persons Deprived of Liberty Escorted in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite, 2020
No. of PDL with
COURT
HOSPITAL OTHERS TOTAL GRAND Hearing thru Video
Name of Jail HEARINGS
TOTAL Conferencing
M F M F M F M F M F
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 51 11
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 0
Bacoor City Jail - FD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 525 0 42 0 0 0 567 0 567 208 0
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 0 40
Gen. Trias City Jail 32 1 5 2 0 0 37 3 40 32 1
Imus City Jail - MD 69 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 69 69 0
Imus City Jail - FD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 0 0 4 0 6 0 10 0 10 79 0
Tagaytay City Jail - FD 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 13
Trece Martirez City Jail 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 16 3
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 43 3
Gen. M. Alvarez Municipal Jail 18 1 1 1 0 0 19 2 21 45 6
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No. of PDL with

COURT
HOSPITAL OTHERS TOTAL GRAND Hearing thru Video
Name of Jail HEARINGS
TOTAL Conferencing
M F M F M F M F M F
Naic Municipal Jail 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 50 8
Silang Municipal Jail 0 0 1 0 27 0 28 0 28 36 0
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 51 0
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 646 43 59 4 33 4 738 51 789 857 121
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite; IV-A

To continuously keep the (BJMP-managed) cells organized Also, an average of 97 inmates were escorted per day to
and secured, it needs to have its personnel to maintain the the BJMP cells in the Province of Cavite in 2020. This is
peace and order in the cells in the province. There are a alarming, especially in the Tanza Municipal Jail – Male
total of 256 personnel in the BJMP cells in the province of Dormitory with an average of 25 inmates per day, which
Cavite, 177 custodial personnel (142 males and 35 may affect the basic rights of a human being in terms of
females) and 79 escort personnel (55 males and 24 cell congestion.
females).

Table 3.121 Number of Custodial and Escort Personnel in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Cavite, 2020
Custodial Escorts Total Average Number
Name of Jail
Male Female Total Male Female Total Personnel of Inmates Escorted
District Jails
Cavite City District Jail 14 4 18 5 1 6 24 20
City Jails
Bacoor City Jail - MD 9 0 9 6 0 6 15 0
Bacoor City Jail - FD 0 9 9 0 4 4 13 0
Dasmariñas City Jail - MD 20 0 20 6 0 6 26 2
Dasmariñas City Jail - FD 0 3 3 0 4 4 7 0
Gen. Trias City Jail 10 2 12 5 1 6 18 2
Imus City Jail - MD 22 0 22 5 0 5 27 3
Imus City Jail - FD 0 5 5 2 4 6 11 0
Tagaytay City Jail - MD 4 0 4 4 0 4 8 10
Tagaytay City Jail FD 0 6 6 0 2 2 8 4
Trece Martirez City Jail 12 0 12 2 1 3 15 15
Municipal Jails
Carmona Municipal Jail 9 0 9 2 1 3 12 1
Gen. M. Alvarez Municipal Jail 12 0 12 4 2 6 18 0
Naic Municipal Jail 11 0 11 5 1 6 17 1
Silang Municipal Jail 6 0 6 4 0 4 10 9
Tanza Municipal Jail - MD 13 0 13 4 0 4 17 25
Tanza Municipal Jail - FD 0 6 6 1 3 4 10 5
Total 142 35 177 55 24 79 256 97
Source: Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Cavite Provincial Administrator’s Office, Dasmariñas, Cavite