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Appendix 30

(Chapter 10: Public Order)

Traffic Accidents

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

Marine

Total

Traffic Casualties

285

1978

1979

1980*

4,405

4,160

4,476

8,052

7,708

8,213

2,785

3,281

3,589

26

15,268

22

15,171

26

16,304

Hong Kong Island

Fatal

Serious

Slight

98

101

79

1,545

3,636

1,483 3,594

1,456 4,000

Kowloon

Fatal

200

201

162

Serious

3,241

2,825

Slight

6,637

6,434

2,974 7,041

New Territories

Fatal

139

157

161

Serious

1,883

1,998

Slight

2,348

2,614

2,060 2,998

Marine

Fatal

Serious Slight

1

9

16

36

44

2

8

22

Total

Note: Provisional figures.

19,772

19,468

20,963

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Crime

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Police Cases

Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1978

1979

1980

1978

1979

1980

Against lawful authority

Against public order

1,312

1,456

1,784

1,994

2,121

2,569

Perjury

200

314

385

131

198

236

Escape and rescue

74

60

100

32

33

61

Unlawful society

1,874

1,334

1,252

1,081

740

573

Other offences

289

280

278

146

147

154

Sub-total

3,749

3,444

3,799

3,384

3,239

3,593

Against the person

Murder and manslaughter

63

68

86

45

61

87

Attempted murder

1

2

2

4

1

Serious assaults

5,206

5,810

6,314

3,890

4,152

4,240

Abortion

5

3

5

4

5

5

Kidnapping

3

7

9

9

40

Criminal intimidation

632

596

517

431

385

340

Other offences

80

145

141

56

117

102

Sub-total

5,990

6,631

7,074

4,429

4,733

4,815