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Violent Crime
機密
4.
A total of 17 721 violent crimes were recorded in 1989, a
rise of 1 997 cases or 12.7% over 1988. The rise in violent crimes
was due to an increase in numbers of offences of robbery, wounding and
serious assault which constituted about 77.9% of total violent crimes.
There were 9 523 victims of violent crimes who were wounded or killed
in 1989.
Preventive Crime
5.
There were 3 763 preventive crimes recorded in 1989, an
increase of 22.2% compared with 1988. Of these, 64.6% were arrests
made for the offences of unlawful possession, possession of offensive
weapon and loitering. Within the category of preventive crimes, the
offences of unlawful possession registered the largest increase of 274
cases. Almost 50% of the persons arrested for this offence group were of ages between 16 and 30 years.
Crime Pattern
6.
The crime patterns in terms of broad categories of offences for 1988 and 1989 are shown in the following table.
Categories of offences
1988
1989
Violent crimes
15 724
17 721
Burglary, theft &
40 746@
40 889
handling stolen goods
Fraud & Forgery
1 585
1 783
Indecency
1 517
1 418
Serious narcotics offences
5 527
5 040
Preventive crimes
3 079
3 763
Other crimes
11 006
11 194
Total
79 184@
81 808
@Figures have been adjusted to make them comparable with the
corresponding figures of 1989 due to the revision of counting rules for the offence of theft from vehicle in January 1989.
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