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APPENDIX 43

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Crime Statistics

Reported Crime (Police Cases)

Type of offence

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

1994

1995

Number of persons arrested

1996

1994

1995

1996

Violent Crime

Rape

100

103

86

84

102

67

Indecent assault

1 066

1 099

1 214

677

744

776

Murder and manslaughter

96

73

77

91

81

116

Attempted murder

2

7

1

3

3

1

Wounding

1 517

1 727

1 721

1 129

1 255

1 373

Serious assault

4 832

5233

5 241

3 757

4 149

4 165

Assault on police

854

912

766

578

583

496

Kidnapping and child stealing

6

7

5

14

7

1

Cruelty to child

109

126

107

104

118

99

Criminal intimidation

880

890

732

604

704

511

Robbery with firearms

14

8

7

12

7

6

Robbery with pistol like object

173

153

76

64

32

17

Other robberies

6 082

5.393

3 845

2 152

1 834

1 470

Aggravated burglary

4

7

2

6

Blackmail

837

743

608

923

795

700

Arson

660

606

705

121

108

112

Sub-total

17 232

17 087

15 191

10 315

10 528

9 910

Non-violent Crime

Burglary

13 505

13 171

10 504

1673

1 956

1 435

Snatching

1 633

1 547

1 223

335

309

254

Pickpocketing

863

993

865

435

440

362

Shop theft

7 213

7 568

6 950

6 911

7 469

6 934

Theft from vehicle

3 804

3 765

3 124

1 028

1 021

797

Taking conveyance without authority

4 635

4 386

2 639

386

447

384

Other thefts

12 988

15 047

13.395

5 579

6 075

5 340

Handling stolen goods

211

286

207

285

362

260

Deception, fraud and forgery

3 201

4 093

4 167

1 955

2 270

1 982

Sexual offences other than rape and

indecent assault

1 256

1 289

1 298

1 158

1 174

1 270

Serious narcotics offences, including

manufacturing and trafficking

4 618

5 701

4 645

5 224

6 403

5 216

Serious immigration offences

4 021

4 117

3 302

4 013

4 030

3 252

Criminal damage

5 154

5 216

5 222

1 867

1 978

1 809

Unlawful society offences

1 512

1 445

1 134

857

989

728

Possession of arms, ammunition and

offensive weapon

870

738

536

942

752

620

Other crimes

5 088

5 437

4 648

6 821

6 895

6 604

Sub-total

70 572

74 799

63 859

39 469

42 570

37 247

Total

87 804

91 886

79 050

49 784

53 098

47 157

Overall crime rate (number of crimes

per 100 000 population)(1)

Overall detection rate

1 454.8

50.3%

1 492.6

1 252.6

52.0%

51.5%

Note: (1) Figures for 1994 and 1995 were re-compiled using the revised population estimates released in September 1996. Source: Royal Hong Kong Police Force.

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