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Appendix 30

(Chapter 10: Public Order)

Traffic Accidents

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

Marine

Total

Traffic Casualties

Hong Kong Island

1975

3 518

5 534

2381

15

11 448

1976

3 792 6076

2 463

14

12 345

1977*

4 181 6901

2 773

24

13 879

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Kowloon

L

74

1 305 2861

74

Fatal

152

Serious

2 496

80

1 426

3 183

163

2578

78

1 510

3 509

163

2874

Slight

3.990

4 606

5576

New Territories

Fatal

145

108

139

Serious

1 523

Slight

1 757

1 520 2060

1 661 2 300

Marine

Fatal

Serious

Slight

1

6

9

13

16

14 323

15 749

6

21

17 837

Total

* Provisional figures.

Appendix 31

(Chapter 10: Public Order)

Crime

Police Cases

1976

Number of crimes/offences reported

1975

Number of persons prosecuted

1977

1975

1976

1977

Against lawful authority

Against public order

1 236

1 362

1 424

1 670

1 783

1 885

Perjury

119

351

220

112

289

143

Escape and rescue

92

130

97

41

61

38

Unlawful society

4 233

4 089

2877

3 220

3 054

1766

Other offences

291

273

354

155

166

156

Sub-total

5971

6 205

4972

5 198

5 353

3 988

Against public morality

Rape and indecent assault

Other sexual offences

Sub-total

747

912

931

307

362

385

842

783

522

298

400

293

1 589

1 695

1 453

605

762

678