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Supplementary Notes to CP's ExCo Brief
I.
REPORTED CRIME
Overall Crime
STATE OF CRIME FOR OVERALL HONG KONG
CALENDAR YEAR 1989
**
The total number of crimes reported to police in 1989 was
81 808, an increase of 3.3% compared with 79 184 recorded in 1988.
(See Appendix)
2.
The crime rate which is defined as the number of crime
cases per 100 000 population was 1 419.9, representing an increase of 1.9% compared with 1988.
3.
Compared with 1988, there were noticeable increases in
the offences of taking conveyance without authority, wounding, serious
assault, robbery and unlawful possession whilst a significant drop was
recorded for offences of pickpocketing, possession of D.D. for
trafficking and shoptheft.
table :
These are summarised in the following
!
Changes in 1989 compared with 1988
Offence
number
percentage
Taking conveyance without
authority
+ 871
+ 24.2
Wounding and serious assault
+ 766
+ 11.6
Robbery
+ 747
+ 13.1
Unlawful possession
274
+ 35.2
Pickpocketing
- 623
- 39.1
Possession of D.D.
- 478
8.8
for trafficking
Shoptheft
- 471
-
8.4
** Figure has been adjusted to make it comparable with the
corresponding figures of 1989 due to the revision of counting rules for the offence of theft from vehicle in January 1989. The unadjusted figure is 79 859.
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