Table 38
APPENDICES
(Chapter 16: Public Order)
(a) Reported Crimes by Type of Offence
Type of offence
1997
2001
Violent crime
13 749
13 551
Cases reported
2002
14 140
Non-violent crime
53 618
59 457
61 737
Total
67 367
73 008
75 877
Overall crime rate (per 100 000 population) Violent crime rate (per 100 000 population)
1 038
212
1 086
202
1 118 208
(b) Persons Arrested for Crime by Type of Offence
Type of offence
1997
2001
Persons arrested
2002
Violent Crime
9.303
8 435
8 781
Non-violent crime
32 411
30 394
30 884
Total
41 714
38 829
39 665
Rate of persons arrested for crime
698
617
622
(per 100 000 population)
Source: Hong Kong Police Force.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2860 8448)
(c) ICAC Cases
Number of persons prosecuted
1997
2001
2002
Pending Convicted Acquitted
Others
Total
Involving individuals employed in
42
61
31
16
4
51
government departments and policy bureaux
Private sector
Civilians prosecuted in public sector cases Civilians prosecuted in private sector cases
82
127
55
61
186
337
114
229
22200929
0
145
48
0
391
Sub-total
268
464
169
290
77
0
536
Public bodies (1)
5
10
10
3
+
0
17
Total
315
535
210
309
85
0
604
Note:
(1) As defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201. Source: Independent Commission Against Corruption.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2826 3273)
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