APPENDIX 43
(Chapter 18: Public Order)
Crime Statistics
Reported Crime (Police Cases)
Type of offence
APPENDICES
Number of cases reported
1994
1995
Number of persons arrested
1996
1994
1995
1996
Violent Crime
Rape
100
103
86
84
102
67
Indecent assault
1 066
1 099
1 214
677
744
776
Murder and manslaughter
96
73
77
91
81
116
Attempted murder
2
7
1
3
3
1
Wounding
1 517
1 727
1 721
1 129
1 255
1 373
Serious assault
4 832
5233
5 241
3 757
4 149
4 165
Assault on police
854
912
766
578
583
496
Kidnapping and child stealing
6
7
5
14
7
1
Cruelty to child
109
126
107
104
118
99
Criminal intimidation
880
890
732
604
704
511
Robbery with firearms
14
8
7
12
7
6
Robbery with pistol like object
173
153
76
64
32
17
Other robberies
6 082
5.393
3 845
2 152
1 834
1 470
Aggravated burglary
4
7
2
6
Blackmail
837
743
608
923
795
700
Arson
660
606
705
121
108
112
Sub-total
17 232
17 087
15 191
10 315
10 528
9 910
Non-violent Crime
Burglary
13 505
13 171
10 504
1673
1 956
1 435
Snatching
1 633
1 547
1 223
335
309
254
Pickpocketing
863
993
865
435
440
362
Shop theft
7 213
7 568
6 950
6 911
7 469
6 934
Theft from vehicle
3 804
3 765
3 124
1 028
1 021
797
Taking conveyance without authority
4 635
4 386
2 639
386
447
384
Other thefts
12 988
15 047
13.395
5 579
6 075
5 340
Handling stolen goods
211
286
207
285
362
260
Deception, fraud and forgery
3 201
4 093
4 167
1 955
2 270
1 982
Sexual offences other than rape and
indecent assault
1 256
1 289
1 298
1 158
1 174
1 270
Serious narcotics offences, including
manufacturing and trafficking
4 618
5 701
4 645
5 224
6 403
5 216
Serious immigration offences
4 021
4 117
3 302
4 013
4 030
3 252
Criminal damage
5 154
5 216
5 222
1 867
1 978
1 809
Unlawful society offences
1 512
1 445
1 134
857
989
728
Possession of arms, ammunition and
offensive weapon
870
738
536
942
752
620
Other crimes
5 088
5 437
4 648
6 821
6 895
6 604
Sub-total
70 572
74 799
63 859
39 469
42 570
37 247
Total
87 804
91 886
79 050
49 784
53 098
47 157
Overall crime rate (number of crimes
per 100 000 population)(1)
Overall detection rate
1 454.8
50.3%
1 492.6
1 252.6
52.0%
51.5%
Note: (1) Figures for 1994 and 1995 were re-compiled using the revised population estimates released in September 1996. Source: Royal Hong Kong Police Force.
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