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Table 38

(Chapter 15: Public Order)

(a) Reported Crimes by Type of Offence

Type of offence

Violent crime

Non-violent crime

Total

Appendices

6

Cases reported

2010

2014

2015

13,546

11,073

10,889

62,419

56,667

55,550

75,965

67,740

66,439

1,081

935

909

193

153

149

Overall crime rate (per 100,000 population)

Violent crime rate (per 100,000 population)

(b) Persons Arrested for Crime by Type of Offence

Persons arrested

Type of offence

2010

2014

2015

Violent crime

9,125

7,162

6,871

Non-violent crime

28,831

26,517

26,907

Total

37,956

33,679

33,778

Rate of persons arrested for crime

581

502

501

(per 100,000 population aged 10 and over)

Source: Hong Kong Police Force

(For enquiries, please call 2860 8448.)

(c) ICAC Cases

Number of persons prosecuted(1)

2010 2014

2015

Pending Convicted Acquitted Others Total

Involving individuals employed in government

departments and policy bureaus

26 24

4

6

6

0 16

Private sector

Civilians prosecuted in public-sector cases Civilians prosecuted in private-sector cases

Sub-total

Public bodies(2)

Total

49

305 149

20

20

6

3

0 12

48

116

17

1

182

354

169

51

122

20

1 194

14 30

1

2

O

0

3

394

223

56

130

26

1 213

Notes: (1) The figures in the above table denote the numbers of prosecutions. If a person is prosecuted in different cases, calculation of the figures will take into account the number of prosecutions made against that person. (2) As defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.

Source: Independent Commission Against Corruption

(For enquiries, please call 2826 3267)

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