APPENDIX 55
(Chapter 18: Public Order)
Crime Statistics
Reported Crimes (Police Cases)
Type of offence
APPENDICES
Number of cases reported
1998
1999
Number of persons arrested
2000
1998
1999
2000
Violent Crime
Rape
90
91
104
Indecent assault
1 214
1 047
1 124
Murder and manslaughter
64
63
43
8888
81
71
99
768
714
745
66
72
64 ·
Attempted murder
2
9
7
3
7
3
Wounding
1 568
1973
1 810
I 164
1 594
1 357
Serious assault
5 623
5 437
5 093
4 082
3.968
3 741
Assault on police
519
602
547
353
422
367
Kidnapping and child stealing
3
4
4
16
25
7
Cruelty to child
122
197
178
113
189
168
Criminal intimidation
978
1 320
1 135
600
793
652
Robbery with firearms
7
5
8
4
1
3
Robbery with pistol like object
50
65
76
16
10
21
Other robberies
3 167
3570
3 349
1 210
1 195
1 497
Aggravated burglary
5
8
5
3
3
2
Blackmail
453
576
550
582
695
590
Arson
817
738
779
146
110
181
Sub-total
14 682
15 705
14 812
9 207
9 869
9 497
Non-violent Crime
Burglary
9 765
9 125
8 964
1 214
1 049
976
Snatching
966
1 107
1 032
206
255
249
Pickpocketing
675
806
865
293
351
408
Shop theft
6 032
6 227
6 973
6 121
6 208
6 852
Theft from vehicle
2 801
3.430
3 228
553
598
532
Taking conveyance without authority
2 449
2 642
2 862
231
232
208
Other thefts
13 606
14 834
15 610
4 921
5 135
5 487
Handling stolen goods
121
Deception, fraud and forgery
3 484
113 4 344
116
149
140
146
5.090
1 829
2 042
2 040
Sexual offences other than rape and
indecent assault
1 189
899
938
1 199
831
911
Serious narcotics offences, including
manufacturing and trafficking
2 778
2 246
2 312
3 372
2829
2 859
Serious immigration offences
2 072
1 854
2.008
2 020
1 800
1 929
Criminal damage
5 883
7 594
7 022
1 642
1 797
1 730
Unlawful society offences
906
1 057
1 014
656
756
673
Possession of arms, ammunition and
offensive weapon
581
620
567
649
738
584
Other crimes
3 972
4 168
3 832
6 160
6 115
5 849
Sub-total
57 280
61 066
62 433
31 215
30 876
31 433
Total
71 962
76 771
77 245
40 422
40 745
40 930
Overall crime rate (number of crimes
per 100 000 population) **
Overall detection rate
1 082.9
46.1%
1 142.3
42.5%
1 136.5
43.6%
Note: ** Since August 2000, the "resident population" approach has been adopted in place of the "extended de facto" approach for compiling Hong Kong population figures. Revised population figures backdated to 1996 have been compiled. In this table, overall crime rates are compiled based on the new approach. Notwithstanding the change, they are broadly comparable with those of earlier years. Hong Kong Police Force.
Source:
522
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