260
Appendix 30
(Chapter 10: Public Order)
Traffic Accidents
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
New Territories
Marine
Total
Traffic Casualties
Hong Kong Island
1975
3 518
5 534
2381
15
11 448
1976
3 792 6076
2 463
14
12 345
1977*
4 181 6901
2 773
24
13 879
Fatal
Serious
Slight
Kowloon
L
74
1 305 2861
74
Fatal
152
Serious
2 496
80
1 426
3 183
163
2578
78
1 510
3 509
163
2874
Slight
3.990
4 606
5576
New Territories
Fatal
145
108
139
Serious
1 523
Slight
1 757
1 520 2060
1 661 2 300
Marine
Fatal
Serious
Slight
1
6
9
13
16
14 323
15 749
6
21
17 837
Total
* Provisional figures.
Appendix 31
(Chapter 10: Public Order)
Crime
Police Cases
1976
Number of crimes/offences reported
1975
Number of persons prosecuted
1977
1975
1976
1977
Against lawful authority
Against public order
1 236
1 362
1 424
1 670
1 783
1 885
Perjury
119
351
220
112
289
143
Escape and rescue
92
130
97
41
61
38
Unlawful society
4 233
4 089
2877
3 220
3 054
1766
Other offences
291
273
354
155
166
156
Sub-total
5971
6 205
4972
5 198
5 353
3 988
Against public morality
Rape and indecent assault
Other sexual offences
Sub-total
747
912
931
307
362
385
842
783
522
298
400
293
1 589
1 695
1 453
605
762
678