Appendix X
Comparison of crime in private residential and rental public housing estate (RPHE) buildings
(Rate of selected crime cases per 100,000 population by type of
building, 1984)
Private residential
Group A
Group B** All
buildings
RPHE
RPHE
RPHE
Robbery
66.1
54.3
87.9
65.2
Dwelling house burglary*
193.8
53.2
115.2
73.2
(84.2)
(24.6)
(36.7)
(29.6)
Serious Assault
26.9
27.7
68.2
40.8
Snatching
4.3
35.7
52.7
41.2
Rape and indecent
6.6
11.8
13.1
12.2
assault on female
Trafficking in
19.9
11.7
77.6
33.0
dangerous drugs
* Figures in bracket are dwelling house burglary cases per 10,000
occupied living quarters.
**
Group B public housing estates include those built before 1973.