MANILA - The public's fear of robbery, unsafe streets and drug addicts rose over a two-month period as more Filipinos reported that they have fallen prey to criminals, a Social Weather Stations survey showed.

Fear of drug addicts rose to a record 62 percent in June from 55 percent in April. Fear of robbery rose 12 points to 64 percent while fear of unsafe streets rose 11 points to 53 percent during the same period, according to SWS data released Monday.

The survey showed 11.4 percent reported that a family member was a victim of any crime in the last six months, up from 9.6 percent. The number of those who reported being victims of property crimes rose to 10.9 percent from 8.7 percent.

The survey covered 1,200 adults from June 24 to 27, three days before President Rodrigo Duterte took office with the promise to destroy the illegal drug trade and save the Philippines from becoming a narco state.

The study had an error margin of +/- 3 percent for national percentages and +/6 percent for regional percentages. The SWS statement did not say why the June data was released three months later.

To test fear of robbery, respondents were asked if they agreed with the statement: “In this neighborhood, people are usually afraid that robbers might break into their houses [Sa lugar na ito, ang mga tao ay karaniwang natatakot na baka may mga magnanakaw na makakapasok sa loob ng kanilang tahanan].”

To check whether or not they feared for their safety in the streets, respondents were asked: “In this neighborhood, people are usually afraid to walk in the street at night because it is not safe [Sa lugar na ito, ang mga tao ay karaniwang natatakot maglakad sa kalye sa gabi dahil mapanganib].”