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SONG KONG

ICS CE

13-1973

60-65

(incl.)

1953

1969

1970

1971

1972

Average

Annual ficure

1973 (first half)

A Murder & manslaughter

29

50

55

71

93

115

3

Serious assaults

722

1060

1266

1337

1598

1726

901

Robbery

Sexual offences

183

1801

2327

3006

5146

7404

3716

230

443

748

721

786

1036

615

3 Total key crimes

All crime

12,536

16, 976

17,777

19,853

23,936 25,437

13,414

23, 299

25,488

29,052

32,461

33,999

17,196

Increase in A+B+C between 1968 and 1971 (incl.)

135%

Increase in E Increase in A+B+C

29%

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£1

1972

11

218%

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