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Appendix 30

(Chapter 11: Public Order)

Traffic Accidents

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

Marine

Total

Traffic Casualties

Hong Kong Island

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Kowloon

ין

Fatal

Serious

Slight

New Territories

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Marine

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

Note: * Provisional figures.

Appendix 31

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Crime

Police Cases

Against lawful authority

265

1977

1978

1979*

4,180

4,405

4,165

6,890

8,052

7,718

2,771

2,785

3,289

21

13,862

26

15,268

15,196

24

77

98

1,508

3,518

1,545 3,636

159

200

2,845

3,241

5,620

6,637

135

139

1,672

2,293

1,883 2,348

1

6

9

23

36

17,857

19,772

י

ار

102

1,481 3,595

201 2,818

6,425

154 2,015 2,623

1

13

52

19,480

Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1977

1978

1979

1977

1978

1979

Against public order

1,424

1,312

1,456

1,885

1,994

2,121

Perjury

220

200

314

143

131

198

Escape and rescue

97

74

60

38

32

33

Unlawful society

2,877

1,874

1,334

1,766

1,081

740

Other offences

354

289

280

156

146

147

Sub-total

4,972

3,749

3,444

3,988

3,384

3,239

Against the person

Murder and manslaughter

57

63

68

48

45

61

Attempted murder

4

1

2

3

4

Serious assaults

5,039

5,206

5,810

3,206

3,890

4,152

Abortion

10

5

3

17

4.

5

Kidnapping

3

3

7

3

3

9

Criminal intimidation

709

632

596

464

431

385

Other offences

110

80

145

54

56

117

Sub-total

5,932

5,990

6,631

3,795

4,429

4,733