Appendices
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Table 38
(Chapter 16: Public Order)
(a) Reported Crimes by Type of Offence
Cases reported
Type of offence
2012
2016
2017
Violent crime
12,821
10,103
9,086
Non-violent crime
Total
63,109
50,543
46,931
75,930
60,646
56,017
1,062
827
758
179
138
123
Overall crime rate (per 100,000 population)
Violent crime rate (per 100,000 population)
(b) Persons Arrested for Crime by Type of Offence
Type of offence
Violent crime
Non-violent crime
Total
Rate of persons arrested for crime
(per 100,000 population aged 10 and over)
Source: Hong Kong Police Force
(For enquiries, please call 2860 8448.)
(c) ICAC Cases
Persons arrested
2012
2016
2017
9,039
6,474
6,105
29,576
26,768
24,261
38,615
33,242
30,366
581
491
446
Number of persons prosecuted(1)
2012 2016
2017
Pending Convicted Acquitted Others Total
5
7
0
0 12
Involving individuals employed in government 11 10
departments and policy bureaus
Private sector
Civilians prosecuted in public-sector cases Civilians prosecuted in private-sector cases
19
211
163
28
22
24
10
64
66
57
5
7
0 39 0 137
Sub-total
230 185
88
76
Public bodies(2)
4
4
4
1
Total
245
199
97
84
ཁ༠།ས༎
12
0 176
0.
5
12
0 193
Notes: (1) The figures in the above table denote the numbers of prosecutions. If a person is prosecuted in different cases, calculation of the figures will take into account the number of prosecutions made against that person.
(2) As defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Source: Independent Commission Against Corruption (For enquiries, please call 2826 3267.)
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