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Appendix 38

(Chapter 15: Public Order)

Traffic Accidents

Hong Kong Island‡

Kowloon

New Territories

Marine

Total

Traffic Casualties

Hong Kong Island‡

1985

3 474

1986

1987*

3.306

3 739

7 921

7 843

3.492

31

14 918

3 556

30

14 735

8 409

3847

26

16 021

58

1 135

2 940

116

2 121

7 784

56

1 230 3 397

128

2414

8 379

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Kowloon

Fatal

Serious

56

T121

3 153

126

2 419

1,

Slight

7 714

New Territories

Fatal

127

135

Serious

1 475

1 433

Slight

3 597

3 664

Marine

Fatal

Serious

Slight

| 88

Total

19 864

23

15

53

32

19 434

Note:

* Provisional figures.

Including Lantau Island.

Appendix 39 (Chapter 15: Public Order)

Crime

Police Cases

11

98

1 568

4 171

16

23

21 480

Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1985

1986

1987

1985

1986

1987

Against lawful authority

Against public order

1 734

1 692

1 780

3 480

3 392

3 743

Perjury

422

371

279

327

299

220

Escape and rescue

26

29

33

17

20

18

Unlawful society

1 392

1 055

963

682

371

402

Other offences

132

150

192

113

119

177

Sub-total

3706

3 297

3 247

4 619

4 201

4 560

Against the person

Murder and manslaughter

89

67

72

83

79

57

Attempted murder

11

4

12

8

3

4

Serious assaults

7 589

7 804

8 310

4 848

5 321

5473

Abortion

10

6

1

14

9

1

Kidnapping

2

3

9

7

Criminal intimidation

624

500

527

440

362

322

Other offences

171

136

138

128

127

138

Sub-total

8 496

8 520

9 060

5 530

5 908

5995