1957-58
1958-59 1959-60
1960-61 1961-62
Serious Crime
15,662
14,970
13,599
13,530
14,468
Breach of Deportation Orders
659
483
313
188
83
Offences punishable by Deportation Membership of Unlawful Societies
496
312
230
152
79
1,796
3.478
3,521
747
301
Miscellaneous Offences
173,342
170,166
165,371
81,891
81,757
Narcotics Offences
13,066
9,041
12,539
17,887 16,038
Reports Disclosing No Offence
153,075
173,831
211,222
239,277 238,179
358,096 372,281 406,795 353,672 350,905
106. Apart from the 238,179 reports which did not, after investiga- tion, prove to warrant further police action, 112,726 reports of offences were received. This shows a decrease of 1,669 compared with last year's figures. Apart from serious crime, which has increased, there have been decreases in Narcotics, deportations and miscellaneous offences. Of the 238,179 reports disclosing no offences, 2,565 were originally classified as serious crimes, 235,610 as miscellaneous offences and 4 as narcotics offences.
107. The Tables at Appendix VII of this Report provide a detailed analysis of the volume and types of crime for the year; the comparative tables and charts show the trends in crime over the past three years. In addition there is a general analysis of serious crime by age groups.
108. One of the most spectacular cases dealt with by the C.I.D. was the solution of a kidnapping which had occurred in June, 1959. Follow- ing information provided by a chance quarrel overheard by members of the Traffic Branch, C.I.D. investigations led to the discovery of the remains of the victim in a hillside grave below the Repulse Bay Road. Three men were convicted of murder; they have appealed against the conviction. The same three men together with a fourth have also been charged with the murder of another man whose body was found buried on the hillside below the Shek O Road. The trial of this latter case was pending at the close of the year.
JUVENILE CRIME
109. A total of 1,609 juveniles (i.e. young persons under 17 years of age) were arrested for serious crime representing 21.6% of the total number of persons arrested compared with 17% for the previous year. 110. Arrests of young persons aged between 17 and 20 years totalled 708 and accounted for 9.5% of the total number of persons arrested compared with 676 of 9% in the preceding year.
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