Prosecution Rate Per 1000 Population Aged 7 years and Above
1982 (annualised)
· 1981
Illegal
Recent Arrivals
Legal Recent Arrivals Residents
Illegal
Legal
Local
Recent
Recent
Local
Arrivals
Arrivals Residents
Robbery
1.05
0.30
0.33
0.92
0.21
0.26
Burglary
0.49
0.21
0.25
0.34
0.15
0.20
Preventive
2.30
0.82
0.67
2:39
0.50
0.75
Crime
Pickpocketing
1.10
0.32
0.11
1.12
0,22,
0.16
Misc. Theft
1.68
1.09
1.25
1.54
0.99
1.37
Serious Assault 1.03
0.73
0.82
0.82
0.54
0.78
Fighting in a
0.38
0.34
0.42
0.60
0.32
0.52
Public Place
Abstracting of 0.53
0.29
0.06
0.33
0.28
0.06
Electricity
Other Offences 3.03
0.95
1.73
4.87
1.05
1.90
All Offences
11.63
5.05
5.66
12.92
4.39
5.99
G.S. 166
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It will be noted that Illegal Recent Arrivals had
the highest prosecution rate in 1981 for all offences except fighting in a public place. In 1982 (annualised) the prosecution rates for Illegal Recent Arrivals were highest for all offences, although absolute reductions are recorded for robbery, burglary, miscellaneous theft and abstracting of electricity.
Intelligence
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The general picture is one of new arrivals linking up with others who have been in Hong Kong some time and, some- times within a matter of days, becoming involved in less serious crime such as pickpocketing and theft. With time they may graduate to vice and serious crime. Gangs tend to be loose knit, forming up for a particular crime or series of crimes and then lying dormant or dissolving. They may later re-group or join another gang. A notable feature is their readiness to resort to violence and in particular to use firearms.
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