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APPENDIX 55

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Crime Statistics

Reported Crimes (Police Cases)

Type of offence

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

1999

2000

Number of persons arrested

2001

1999

2000

2001

Violent Crime

Rape

91

104

95

71

Indecent assault

1 047

1 124

1 007

714

745

Murder and manslaughter

63

43

66

72

858

99

85

658

64

47

Attempted murder

9

7

3

7

3

2

Wounding

1973

1 810

1 701

1 594

1 357

1 240

Serious assault

5 437

5 093

4 771

3.968

3 741

3495

Assault on police

602

547

431

422

367

259

Kidnapping and child stealing

4

4

6

25

7

15

Cruelty to child

197

178

181

189

168

164

Criminal intimidation

1 320

1 135

888

793

652

513

Other robberies

Robbery with firearms/arms

Robbery with pistol like object

Aggravated burglary

5

8

6

1

3

I

65

76

56

10

21

33

3 570

3 349

3 105

1 195

1 497

1 338

8

5

5

3

2

3

Blackmail

576

550

556

695

590

484

Arson

738

779

674

110

181

98

Sub-total

15 705

14 812

13 551

9 869

9 497

8 435

Non-violent Crime

Burglary

9 125

8 964

8637

1 049

976

869

Snatching

1 107

1 032

845

255

249

213

Pickpocketing

806

865

717

351

408

387

Shop theft

6 227

6973

7 470

6 208

6 852

7 201

Theft from vehicle

3 430

3 228

2 881

598

532

443

Taking conveyance without authority

2 642

2 862

2 573

232

208

185

Other thefts

14 834

15 610

15 056

5 135

5 487

5 103

Handling stolen goods

113

Deception, fraud and forgery

4 344

116 5 090

124

140

146

166

5 351

2 042

2 040

2 063

Sexual offences other than rape and

indecent assault

899

938

753

831

911

777

Serious narcotics offences, including

manufacturing and trafficking

2 246

2 312

2 473

2829

2 859

3.064

Serious immigration offences

1 854

2008

1 654

1 800

1 929

1 574

Criminal damage

7 594

7 022

5 904

1 797

1 730

1 430

Unlawful society offences

1 057

1 014

919

756

673

702

Possession of arms, ammunition and

offensive weapon

620

567

598

738

584

634

Other crimes

4 168

3.832

3.502

6115

5 849

5 583

Sub-total

61 066

62 433

59 457

30 876

31 433

30 394

Total

76 771

77 245

73.008

40 745

40 930

38 829

Overall crime rate (number of crimes

per 100 000 population) **

1 162.1

Overall detection rate

42.5%

1 159.0

43.6%

1 085.6

44.0%

Note:

**The Population Census conducted in March 2001 provides a benchmark for revising the population figures compiled since the 1996 Population By-census. In this table, population-related figures from 1999 to 2000 have been revised accordingly. As a result, such statistics presented in this edition of the publication may be different from those presented in earlier editions.

Source: Hong Kong Police Force.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2860 8448)

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