THIS RESEARCH DRAWS ITS FUNDAMENTAL DIRECTION THAT STEMS FROM THE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH IN SDG 11 (SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES) AND SDG 16 (PEACE, JUSTICES, AND STRONG INSTITUTION). FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDYING PRESENT-DAY CRIME PATTERNS, THE RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED THEIR INVESTIGATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINAMALAYAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO. BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION -RELATED OFFENSES EMERGED AS THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED CRIME CATEGORY IN THIS MUNICIPALITY, THE STUDY AIMED TO IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL SAFETY AND SECURITY RISKS FACING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN PINAMALAYAN AND PROPOSE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MIGITATE THESE RISKS. THE RESEARCHERS UTILIZED A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, INTEGRATING BOTH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS WERE SELECTED VIA CONVENIENCE SAMPLING, ENSURING REPRESENTATION FROM THREE KEY GROUPS OF TRANSPORTATION STAKEHOLDERS: DRIVERS TRAFFIC ENFORCERS, AND COMMUTERS/PEDESTRIAN. MEANWHILE, THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS WERE IDENTIFIED AND GATHERED USING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING. IN GATHERING THE RELEVANT INFORMATION, THE RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS AND EXAMINED ARCHIVAL RECORDS. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE FINDINGS REVEAL THAT THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINAMALAYAN HAS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES SUCH AS POOR ROAD CONDITIONS, LACK OF A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL , AND LIMITED PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAMS. THESE ISSUES IMPLICATE CONCERNS THAT DESPITE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THIS MUNICIPALITY, SAFETY CHALLENGES PERSIST. THE COMBINED FACTORS OF DILAPIDATED ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, RECKLESS DRIVING BEHAVIOR, AND INEFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PRIMARY CONTRIBUTORS TO THE RISING ACCIDENTS RATES IN PINAMALAYAN. DATA ALSO REVEALED THAT THE AIRPORT CLOSURE IN THIS MUNICIPALITY PRESENTS MIXED IMPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT. TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES SUSTAINABLY, THIS STUDY ADVOCATES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND CONTINUOUS EVALUATION PROCESSES, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.