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CRIME IN HONG KONG: NOTE FOR THE SECRETARY

OF STATE BY THE GOVERNOR

There is concern about the increase

in crime, particularly violent crime. People and the

press will certainly speak to you about it. Hong Kong

is still comparatively law abiding, but in the last

year or two the tendency has been for the crime rate to

rise towards (but not yet to) what is normal elsewhere.

The facts are:

I

TOTAL REPORTED CRIME

1961 1964 1963 1970 1971

Total crimes reported 15189 16112 23299 29052 |32461

% of under-21 arrested 30.7% 33.6% 27.9% 32.8% 36.5%

Detection rate

62.3% 69.0% 75.6% 76.6% 76.5%

II

(population increase in same period about 25%)

No. reported

Detection rate

ROBBERY STATISTICS

1961 1964 1963 1970 1971

114 230 1801 3006 5146 X

50.0% 57.0% 63.9% 62.5% 69.4%

X

Under-21 arrested

36 155

579 1167 1915

TASYŘLY AMYOST.

4

1968

1969

1970

1971

Hong Kong

591

639

714

306.

Singapore

934

987 992. N/A

Japan

1893

Not available

Greater London

3336

3308

Not available