The CHR found that 798 incidents have links to drug trade, of which 793 resulted in death of at least one victim. A total of 1,014 victims – 920 killed while only 87 survived therefrom – was recorded. There was no information as to the status of seven victims. Notably, a number of these victims belong to the marginalized, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sectors.

Drug-related killings are subsequently categorized between those which occurred in the context of law enforcement operations (478 incidents involving 698 victims) and those killings by private persons and/or unidentified perpetrators (246 incidents involving 281 victims). Sixty-nine incidents involving 73 victims had unclear information on the nature of the incident, or conflicting narratives around the identity of the perpetrators.