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Crime Statistics Comparison

Comparison of 2012 (Jan - Mar) and 2011 (Jan - Mar) Crime Situation

		2011 (Jan-Mar)	2012 (Jan-Mar)	2012 (Jan-Mar)Compared with 2011 (Jan-Mar)
		2011 (Jan-Mar)	2012 (Jan-Mar)	Numerical		Percentage
1.	Overall Crime	18 368	18 517	+	149	+	0.8
2.	Violent Crime	3 133	3 094	-	39	-	1.2
3.	Homicide (1)	4	5	+	1	+	25.0
4.	All Robberies (1), including :	200	180	-	20	-	10.0
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	-		-		-
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	2	-	-	2	-	100.0
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	-	-		-		-
	- Bank Robbery	1	-	-	1	-	100.0
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	2	-	-	2	-	100.0
5.	Burglary	1 130	1 033	-	97	-	8.6
6.	Wounding and Serious Assault (1)	1 641	1 592	-	49	-	3.0
	- Wounding	440	384	-	56	-	12.7
	- Serious Assault	1 201	1 208	+	7	+	0.6
7.	Serious Drug Offences	523	539	+	16	+	3.1
8.	Criminal Intimidation (1)	536	566	+	30	+	5.6
9.	Blackmail (1)	77	72	-	5	-	6.5
10.	Arson (1)	198	133	-	65	-	32.8
11.	Rape (1)	27	22	-	5	-	18.5
12.	Indecent Assault (1)	295	310	+	15	+	5.1
13.	All Thefts, including :	8 627	8 475	-	152	-	1.8
	- Snatching	97	109	+	12	+	12.4
	- Pickpocketing	412	497	+	85	+	20.6
	- Shop Theft	2 619	2 421	-	198	-	7.6
	- Theft from Vehicle	398	314	-	84	-	21.1
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	4 722	4 834	+	112	+	2.4
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	190	127	-	63	-	33.2
14.	Deception	1 386	1 560	+	174	+	12.6
15.	Criminal Damage	1 735	1 829	+	94	+	5.4
16.	Triad-related Crimes	521	507	-	14	-	2.7
17.	Domestic Violence Crimes	453	450	-	3	-	0.7
18.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	880	742	-	138	-	15.7
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	1 000	1 007	+	7	+	0.7
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	31	26	-	5	-	16.1
	- Mainland Visitors	287	326	+	39	+	13.6

Note: (1) Belongs to a type of violent crime.

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Comparison of 2011 and 2010 Crime Situation

		2010	2011	2011 Compared with 2010
		2010	2011	Numerical		Percentage
1.	Overall Crime	75 965	75 936	-	29	-	0.04
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 075	1 068	-	7	-	0.7
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	42.8%	42.5%	- 0.3 percentage point
4.	Violent Crime	13 546	13 100	-	446	-	3.3
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	192	184	-	8	-	4.2
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	62.9%	63.1%	+ 0.2 percentage point
7.	Homicide (2)	35	17	-	18	-	51.4
8.	All Robberies (2), including :	778	731	-	47	-	6.0
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	-		-		-
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	-	3	+	3		-
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	10	5	-	5	-	50.0
	- Bank Robbery	2	3	+	1	+	50.0
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	2	3	+	1	+	50.0
9.	Burglary	4 543	4 382	-	161	-	3.5
10.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 140	6 904	-	236	-	3.3
	- Wounding	1 884	1 777	-	107	-	5.7
	- Serious Assault	5 256	5 127	-	129	-	2.5
11.	Serious Drug Offences	2 196	2 045	-	151	-	6.9
12.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	2 343	2 259	-	84	-	3.6
13.	Blackmail (2)	328	358	+	30	+	9.1
14.	Arson (2)	592	637	+	45	+	7.6
15.	Rape (2)	112	91	-	21	-	18.8
16.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 448	1 415	-	33	-	2.3
17.	All Thefts, including :	34 343	35 026	+	683	+	2.0
	- Snatching	351	391	+	40	+	11.4
	- Pickpocketing	1 400	1 583	+	183	+	13.1
	- Shop Theft	10 095	9 829	-	266	-	2.6
	- Theft from Vehicle	1 752	1 423	-	329	-	18.8
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	19 058	20 128	+	1 070	+	5.6
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	952	869	-	83	-	8.7
18.	Deception	5 652	6 134	+	482	+	8.5
19.	Criminal Damage	6 814	7 057	+	243	+	3.6
20.	Triad-related Crimes	2 037	2 207	+	170	+	8.3
21.	Domestic Violence Crimes	2 157	1 928	-	229	-	10.6
22.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	3 576	3 343	-	233	-	6.5
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	4 255	4 350	+	95	+	2.2
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	151	119	-	32	-	21.2
	- Mainland Visitors	1 221	1 207	-	14	-	1.1
23.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	- Heroin (kg)	67	169*	+	102	+	152.2
	- Cannabis (kg)	11	46*	+	35	+	318.2
	- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	93	39*	-	54	-	58.1
	- Ketamine (kg)	164	276*	+	112	+	68.3
	- Cocaine (kg)	559	776*	+	217	+	38.8
	- Ecstasy-type (tablet)	1 989	983*	-	1 006	-	50.6

Notes: (1)Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2)Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3)Figures include Customs and Excise Department cases. 2010 figures are revised figures by Government Laboratory, except Cocaine which is still subject to further revision. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2010 and 2009 Crime Situation

		2010	2009	2010 Compared with 2009
		2010	2009	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	75 965	77 630	-	1 665	-	2.1
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 075.8	1 108.4	-	32.6	-	2.9
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	42.8%	45.6%	- 2.8 percentage points
4.	Violent Crime	13 546	14 193	-	647	-	4.6
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	191.8	202.7	-	10.9	-	5.4
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	62.9%	64.3%	- 1.4 percentage points
7.	Homicide (2)	35	47	-	12	-	25.5
8.	All Robberies (2), including :	778	870	-	92	-	10.6
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	-		-		-
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	-	5	-	5	-	100.0
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	10	12	-	2	-	16.7
	- Bank Robbery	2	6	-	4	-	66.7
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	2	2		-		-
9.	Burglary	4 543	4 489	+	54	+	1.2
10.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 140	7 688	-	548	-	7.1
	- Wounding	1 884	1 903	-	19	-	1.0
	- Serious Assault	5 256	5 785	-	529	-	9.1
11.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2 196	2 929	-	733	-	25.0
12.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	2 343	2 338	+	5	+	0.2
13.	Blackmail (2)	328	354	-	26	-	7.3
14.	Arson (2)	592	675	-	83	-	12.3
15.	Rape (2)	112	136	-	24	-	17.6
16.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 448	1 318	+	130	+	9.9
17.	All Thefts, including :	34 343	34 554	-	211	-	0.6
	- Snatching	351	428	-	77	-	18.0
	- Pickpocketing	1 400	1 082	+	318	+	29.4
	- Shop Theft	10 095	10 733	-	638	-	5.9
	- Theft from Vehicle	1 752	1 782	-	30	-	1.7
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	19 058	18 640	+	418	+	2.2
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	952	1 106	-	154	-	13.9
18.	Deception	5 652	5 130	+	522	+	10.2
19.	Criminal Damage	6 814	6 807	+	7	+	0.1
20.	Triad-related Crimes	2 037	2 351	-	314	-	13.4
21.	Domestic Violence Crimes	2 157	2 373	-	216	-	9.1
22.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	3 576	4 006	-	430	-	10.7
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	4 255	4 684	-	429	-	9.2
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	151	207	-	56	-	27.1
	- Mainland Visitors	1 221	1 263	-	42	-	3.3
23.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	- Heroin (kg)	68*	37	+	31	+	83.8
	- Cannabis (kg)	14*	107	-	93	-	86.9
	- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	102*	40	+	62	+	155.0
	- Ketamine (kg)	189*	472	-	283	-	60.0
	- Cocaine (kg)	580*	103	+	477	+	463.1
	- Ecstasy-type (tablet)	5 810*	7 146	-	1 336	-	18.7

Notes: (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department cases. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2009 and 2008 Crime Situation

		2009	2008	2009 Compared with 2008
		2009	2008	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	77 630	78 469	-	839	-	1.1
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 107.7	1 124.6	-	16.9	-	1.5
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	45.6%	45.6%	-
4.	Violent Crime	14 193	14 429	-	236	-	1.6
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	202.5	206.8	-	4.3	-	2.1
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	64.3%	64.2%	+ 0.1 percentage point
7.	Homicide (2)	47	36	+	11	+	30.6
8.	All Robberies (2), including :	870	1 100	-	230	-	20.9
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	-		-		-
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	5	-	+	5		-
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	12	22	-	10	-	45.5
	- Bank Robbery	6	10	-	4	-	40.0
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	2	5	-	3	-	60.0
9.	Burglary	4 489	4 774	-	285	-	6.0
10.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 688	7 882	-	194	-	2.5
	- Wounding	1 903	1 886	+	17	+	0.9
	- Serious Assault	5 785	5 996	-	211	-	3.5
11.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2 929	2 966	-	37	-	1.2
12.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	2 338	1 934	+	404	+	20.9
13.	Blackmail (2)	354	309	+	45	+	14.6
14.	Arson (2)	675	784	-	109	-	13.9
15.	Rape (2)	136	105	+	31	+	29.5
16.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 318	1 381	-	63	-	4.6
17.	All Thefts, including :	34 554	35 230	-	676	-	1.9
	- Snatching	428	448	-	20	-	4.5
	- Pickpocketing	1 082	940	+	142	+	15.1
	- Shop Theft	10 733	9 343	+	1 390	+	14.9
	- Theft from Vehicle	1 782	2 105	-	323	-	15.3
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	18 640	20 189	-	1 549	-	7.7
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	1 106	1 360	-	254	-	18.7
18.	Deception	5 130	4 653	+	477	+	10.3
19.	Criminal Damage	6 807	6 904	-	97	-	1.4
20.	Triad-related Crimes	2 351	2 376	-	25	-	1.1
21.	Domestic Violence Crimes	2 373	2 341	+	32	+	1.4
22.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	4 006	4 178	-	172	-	4.1
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	4 684	4 830	-	146	-	3.0
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	207	233	-	26	-	11.2
	- Mainland Visitors	1 263	1 528	-	265	-	17.3
23.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	- Heroin (kg)	59*	46	+	13	+	27.4
	- Cannabis (kg)	107*	261	-	153	-	58.8
	- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	44*	24	+	20	+	82.7
	- Ketamine (kg)	496*	423	+	72	+	17.1
	- Cocaine (kg)	121*	64	+	58	+	90.4
	- Ecstasy-type (tablet)	15 442*	11 984	+	3 458	+	28.9

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2008 and 2007 Crime Situation

		2008	2007	2008 Compared with 2007
		2008	2007	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	78 469	80 796	-	2 327	-	2.9
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 123.4	1 166.6	-	43.2	-	3.7
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	45.6%	45.6%	-
4.	Violent Crime	14 429	14 934	-	505	-	3.4
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	206.6	215.6	-	9.0	-	4.2
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	64.2%	65.5%	- 1.3 percentage points
7.	Homicide (2)	36	18	+	18	+	100.0
8.	All Robberies (2), including :	1 100	1 216	-	116	-	9.5
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	-		-		-
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	-	2	-	2	-	100.0
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	22	21	+	1	+	4.8
	- Bank Robbery	10	8	+	2	+	25.0
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	5	7	-	2	-	28.6
9.	Burglary	4 774	4 512	+	262	+	5.8
10.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 882	8 078	-	196	-	2.4
	- Wounding	1 886	1 664	+	222	+	13.3
	- Serious Assault	5 996	6 414	-	418	-	6.5
11.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2 966	2 769	+	197	+	7.1
12.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	1 934	1 960	-	26	-	1.3
13.	Blackmail (2)	309	407	-	98	-	24.1
14.	Arson (2)	784	794	-	10	-	1.3
15.	Rape (2)	105	107	-	2	-	1.9
16.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 381	1 390	-	9	-	0.6
17.	All Thefts, including :	35 230	36 762	-	1 532	-	4.2
	- Snatching	448	511	-	63	-	12.3
	- Pickpocketing	940	1 198	-	258	-	21.5
	- Shop Theft	9 343	8 693	+	650	+	7.5
	- Theft from Vehicle	2 105	2 457	-	352	-	14.3
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	20 189	21 621	-	1 432	-	6.6
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	1 360	1 398	-	38	-	2.7
18.	Deception	4 653	4 745	-	92	-	1.9
19.	Criminal Damage	6 904	7 151	-	247	-	3.5
20.	Triad-related Crimes	2 376	2 259	+	117	+	5.2
21.	Domestic Violence	7 278	7 509	-	231	-	3.1
	- Crime Cases	2 341	2 505	-	164	-	6.5
	- Miscellaneous Cases	4 937	5 004	-	67	-	1.3
22.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	4 178	4 644	-	466	-	10.0
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	4 830	5 023	-	193	-	3.8
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	233	362	-	129	-	35.6
	- Mainland Visitors	1 528	1 415	+	113	+	8.0
23.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	- Heroin (kg)	55*	37	+	18	+	48.6
	- Cannabis (kg)	257*	569	-	312	-	54.8
	- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	46*	41	+	5	+	12.2
	- Ketamine (kg)	435*	96	+	339	+	353.1
	- Cocaine (kg)	69*	197	-	128	-	65.0
	- Ecstasy-type (tablet)	18 326*	65 539	-	47 213	-	72.0

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2007 and 2006 Crime Situation

		2007	2006	2007 Compared with 2006
		2007	2006	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	80 796	81 125	-	329	-	0.4
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 167.3	1 183.1	-	15.8	-	1.3
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	45.6%	44.6%	+ 1.0 percentage point
4.	Violent Crime	14 934	14 847	+	87	+	0.6
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	215.8	216.5	-	0.7	-	0.3
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	65.5%	62.8%	+ 2.7 percentage points
7.	Homicide (2)	18	35	-	17	-	48.6
8.	All Robberies (2), including :	1 216	1 574	-	358	-	22.7
	- Robbery with Firearms	-	1	-	1	-	100.0
	- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	2	2		-		-
	- Robbery with Pistol Like Object	21	19	+	2	+	10.5
	- Bank Robbery	8	23	-	15	-	65.2
	- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	7	1	+	6	+	600.0
9.	Burglary	4 512	5 315	-	803	-	15.1
10.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	8 078	8 091	-	13	-	0.2
	- Wounding	1 664	1 768	-	104	-	5.9
	- Serious Assault	6 414	6 323	+	91	+	1.4
11.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2 769	2 122	+	647	+	30.5
12.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	1 960	1 687	+	273	+	16.2
13.	Blackmail (2)	407	459	-	52	-	11.3
14.	Arson (2)	794	815	-	21	-	2.6
15.	Rape (2)	107	96	+	11	+	11.5
16.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 390	1 195	+	195	+	16.3
17.	All Thefts, including :	36 762	37 089	-	327	-	0.9
	- Snatching	511	679	-	168	-	24.7
	- Pickpocketing	1 198	996	+	202	+	20.3
	- Shop Theft	8 693	9 154	-	461	-	5.0
	- Theft from Vehicle	2 457	2 818	-	361	-	12.8
	- Miscellaneous Thefts	21 621	20 625	+	996	+	4.8
	- Missing Motor Vehicles	1 398	1 774	-	376	-	21.2
18.	Deception	4 745	4 758	-	13	-	0.3
19.	Criminal Damage	7 151	6 736	+	415	+	6.2
20.	Triad-related Crimes	2 259	2 396	-	137	-	5.7
21.	Domestic Violence	7 509	4 704	+	2 805	+	59.6
	- Crime Cases	2 505	1 811	+	694	+	38.3
	- Miscellaneous Cases	5 004	2 893	+	2 111	+	73.0
22.	Persons Arrested for Crime
	- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)	4 644	4 510	+	134	+	3.0
	- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20)	5 023	4 974	+	49	+	1.0
	- Mainland Illegal Immigrants	362	465	-	103	-	22.2
	- Mainland Visitors	1 415	1 590	-	175	-	11.0
23.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	- Heroin (kg)	42*	52	-	10	-	19.2
	- Cannabis (kg)	558*	199	+	359	+	180.4
	- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	57*	7	+	50	+	714.3
	- Ketamine (kg)	99*	1 006	-	907	-	90.2
	- Cocaine (kg)	200*	15	+	185	+	1 233.3
	- Ecstasy-type (tablet)	59 714*	104 296	-	44 582	-	42.7

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2006 and 2005 Crime Situation

		2005	2006	2006 Compared with 2005
		2005	2006	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	77 437	81 125	+	3 688	+	4.8
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 116.5	1 159.8	+	43.3	+	3.9
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	44.3%	44.6%	+ 0.3 percentage points
4.	Violent Crime	13 890	14 847	+	957	+	6.9
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	200.3	212.3	+	12.0	+	6.0
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	59.5%	62.8%	+ 3.3 percentage points
7.	All Robberies (2) , including :	1 675	1 574	-	101	-	6.0
	a Robbery with Firearms	3	1	-	2	-	66.7
	b Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	5	2	-	3	-	60.0
	c Robbery with Pistol Like Object	28	19	-	9	-	32.1
	d Bank Robbery	15	23	+	8	+	53.3
	e Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	7	1	-	6	-	85.7
8.	Burglary	5 492	5 315	-	177	-	3.2
9.	Homicide (2)	34	35	+	1	+	2.9
10.	Blackmail (2)	490	459	-	31	-	6.3
11.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	1 424	1 687	+	263	+	18.5
12.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 509	8 091	+	582	+	7.8
-	a Wounding	1 664	1 768	+	104	+	6.3
-	b Serious Assault	5 845	6 323	+	478	+	8.2
13.	Rape (2)	99	96	-	3	-	3.0
14.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 136	1 195	+	59	+	5.2
15.	Arson (2)	676	815	+	139	+	20.6
16.	Criminal Damage	7 076	6 736	-	340	-	4.8
17.	Unlawful Society Offences	794	806	+	12	+	1.5
18.	Serious Narcotics Offences	1 780	2 122	+	342	+	19.2
19.	All Thefts, including :	35 213	37 089	+	1 876	+	5.3
-	a Missing Motor Vehicles	1 592	1 774	+	182	+	11.4
-	b Snatching	741	679	-	62	-	8.4
-	c Pickpocketing	1 220	996	-	224	-	18.4
-	d Shop Theft	8 750	9 154	+	404	+	4.6
-	e Theft from Vehicle	2 534	2 818	+	284	+	11.2
-	f Miscellaneous Thefts	19 266	20 625	+	1 359	+	7.1
20.	Deception	4 076	4 758	+	682	+	16.7
21.	Persons Arrested for Crime
-	a. Juveniles (aged 10-15) #	4 531	4 510	-	21	-	0.5
-	b. Young Persons (aged 16-20)	4 780	4 974	+	194	+	4.1
-	c. Mainland Illegal Immigrants	444	465	+	21	+	4.7
-	d. Mainland Visitors	1 966	1 590	-	376	-	19.1
22.	Drug Seizures (3) :
	a Heroin (kg)	32	62*	+	30	+	93.8
	b Cannabis (kg)	432	186*	-	246	-	56.9
	c Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	228	7*	-	221	-	96.9
	d Ketamine (kg)	296	1 012*	+	716	+	241.9
	e Cocaine (kg)	12	15*	+	3	+	25.0
	f Ecstasy-type (tablet)	47 694	116 111*	+	68 417	+	143.4

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).

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Comparison of 2005 and 2004 Crime Situation

		2004	2005	2005 Compared with 2004
		2004	2005	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	81 315	77 437	-	3 878	-	4.8
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1 181.5	1 115.2	-	66.3	-	5.6
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	43.6%	44.3%	+ 0.7 percentage points
4.	Violent Crime	13 890	13 890	-	-	-	-
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	201.8	200.0	-	1.8	-	0.9
6.	Violentl Crime Detection Rate	57.4%	59.5%	+ 2.1 percentage points
7.	All Robberies (2), including:	2 237	1 675	-	562	-	25.1
-	a. Robbery with Firearms	3	3		-		-
-	b. Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	7	5		2		28.6
-	c. Robbery with Pistol Like Objects	47	28	-	19	-	40.4
-	d. Bank Robbery	16	15	-	1	-	6.3
-	e. Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	6	7	+	1	+	16.7
8.	Burglary	7 002	5 492	-	1 510	-	21.6
9.	Homicide (2)	45	34	-	11	-	24.4
10.	Blackmail (2)	558	490	-	68	-	12.2
11.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	1 145	1 424	+	279	+	24.4
12.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7 161	7 509	+	348	+	4.9
	a. Wounding	1 671	1 664	-	7	-	0.4
	b. Serious Assault	5 490	5 845	+	355	+	6.5
13.	Rape (2)	92	99	+	7	+	7.6
14.	Indecent Assault (2)	1 034	1 136	+	102	+	9.9
15.	Criminal Damage	6 920	7 076	+	156	+	2.3
16.	Unlawful Society Offences	727	794	+	67	+	9.2
17.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2 167	1 780	-	387	-	17.9
18.	All Thefts, including:	37 500	35 213	-	2 287	-	6.1
-	a. Missing Motor Vehicles	1 740	1 592	-	148	-	8.5
-	b. Snatching	878	741	-	137	-	15.6
-	c. Pickpocketing	1 623	1 220	-	403	-	24.8
-	d. Shop Theft	9 186	8 750	-	436	-	4.7
-	e. Theft from vehicle	2 970	2 534	-	436	-	14.7
-	f. Miscellaneous Thefts	19 409	19 266	-	143	-	0.7
19.	Deception	4 009	4 076	+	67	+	1.7
20.	Persons Arrested for Crime
-	a. Juveniles (aged 10-15) #	4 897	4 531	-	366	-	7.5
-	b. Young Persons (aged 16-20)	5 812	4 780	-	1 032	-	17.8
-	c. Mainland Illegal Immigrants	546	444	-	102	-	18.7
-	d. Mainland Visitors	2 263	1 966	-	297	-	13.1
21.	Drug Seizures
-	a. Heroin (kg)	36	42*	+	6	+	16.7
-	b. Cannabis (kg)	183	486*	+	303	+	165.6
-	c. Methylamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	16	240*	+	224	+	1 400.0
-	d. Ketamine (kg)	46	409*	+	363	+	789.1
-	e. Cocaine (kg)	56	17*	-	39	-	69.6
-	f. Ecstasy-type (Tablet)	283 568	65 125*	-	218 443	-	77.0

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory. # As from 1.7.2003, the minimum age of criminal liability has been raised from 7 to 10. Before that date, juveniles refer to the age group of 7 - 15.

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Comparison of 2004 and 2003 Crime Situation

		2003	2004	2004 Compared with 2003
		2003	2004	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	88377	81315	-	7062	-	8.0
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1299.1	1188.5	-	110.6	-	8.5
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	39.2%	43.6%	+ 4.4 % points
4.	Violent Crime	14542	13890	-	652	-	4.5
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	213.8	203.0	-	10.8	-	5.1
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	52.4%	57.4%	+ 5.0 % points
7.	All Robberies (2), including:	3215	2237	-	978	-	30.4
-	a. Robbery with Firearms	-	3	+	3		-
-	b. Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	4	7	+	3	+	75.0
-	c. Robbery with Pistol Like Objects	44	47	+	3	+	6.8
-	d. Bank Robbery	34	16	-	18	-	52.9
-	e. Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	9	6	-	3	-	33.3
8.	Burglary	9076	7002	-	2074	-	22.9
9.	Homicide (2)	52	45	-	7	-	13.5
10.	Blackmail (2)	592	558	-	34	-	5.7
11.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	933	1145	+	212	+	22.7
12.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	7147	7161	+	14	+	0.2
	a. Wounding	1723	1671	-	52	-	3.0
	b. Serious Assault	5424	5490	+	66	+	1.2
13.	Rape (2)	70	92	+	22	+	31.4
14.	Indecent Assault (2)	1018	1034	+	16	+	1.6
15.	Criminal Damage	7608	6920	-	688	-	9.0
16.	Unlawful Society Offences	764	727	-	37	-	4.8
17.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2142	2167	+	25	+	1.2
18.	All Thefts, including:	40887	37500	-	3387	-	8.3
-	a. Missing Motor Vehicles	2301	1740	-	561	-	24.4
-	b. Snatching	1117	878	-	239	-	21.4
-	c. Pickpocketing	1681	1623	-	58	-	3.5
-	d. Shop Theft	9304	9186	-	118	-	1.3
-	e. Theft from vehicle	4232	2970	-	1262	-	29.8
-	f. Miscellaneous Thefts	20015	19409	-	606	-	3.0
19.	Deception	4732	4009	-	723	-	15.3
20.	Persons Arrested for Crime
-	a. Juveniles (aged 10-15) #	5156	4897	-	259	-	5.0
-	b. Young Persons (aged 16-20)	6018	5812	-	206	-	3.4
-	c. Mainland Illegal Immigrants	724	546	-	178	-	24.6
-	d. Mainland Visitors	2123	2263	+	140	+	6.6
21.	Drug Seizures (3) :
-	a) Heroin (kg)	42	42*		-		-
-	b) Cannabis (kg)	248	201*	-	47	-	19.0
-	c) Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	39	28*	-	11	-	28.2
-	d) Ketamine (kg)	51	71*	+	20	+	39.2
-	e) Ecstasy-type (tablets)	142912	321004*	+	178092	+	124.6

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crime per 100,000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Department). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory) # As from 1.7.2003, the minimum age of criminal liability has been raised from 7 to 10. Before that date, juveniles refer to the age group of 7 - 15.

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Comparison of 2003 and 2002 Crime Situation

		2002	2003	2003 Compared with 2002
		2002	2003	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	75877	88377	+	12500	+	16.5
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1118.0	1296.6	+	178.6	+	16.0
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	42.7%	39.2%	- 3.5 % point
4.	Violent Crime	14140	14542	+	402	+	2.8
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	208.3	213.4	+	5.0	+	2.4
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	52.3%	52.4%	+ 0.1 % point
7.	All Robberies (2), including:	3493	3215	-	278	-	8.0
-	a. Robbery with Genuine Firearms	4	-	-	4	-	100.0
-	b. Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	2	4	+	2	+	100.0
-	c. Robbery with Pistol Like Objects	56	44	-	12	-	21.4
-	d. Bank Robbery	34	34		-		-
-	e. Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	6	9	+	3	+	50.0
8.	Burglary	8211	9076	+	865	+	10.5
9.	Homicide (2)	69	52	-	17	-	24.6
10.	Blackmail (2)	557	592	+	35	+	6.3
11.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	845	933	+	88	+	10.4
12.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	6845	7147	+	302	+	4.4
	a. Wounding	1858	1723	-	135	-	7.3
	b. Serious Assault	4987	5424	+	437	+	8.8
13.	Rape (2)	95	70	-	25	-	26.3
14.	Indecent Assault (2)	991	1018	+	27	+	2.7
15.	Criminal Damage	6192	7608	+	1416	+	22.9
16.	Unlawful Society Offences	854	764	-	90	-	10.5
17.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2243	2142	-	101	-	4.5
18.	All Thefts, including:	32025	40887	+	8862	+	27.7
-	a. Missing Motor Vehicles	2412	2301	-	111	-	4.6
-	b. Snatching	1088	1117	+	29	+	2.7
-	c. Pickpocketing	859	1681	+	822	+	95.7
-	d. Shop Theft	8122	9304	+	1182	+	14.6
-	e. Theft from vehicle	2647	4232	+	1585	+	59.9
-	f. Miscellaneous Thefts	14751	20015	+	5264	+	35.7
19.	Deception	4656	4732	+	76	+	1.6
20.	Persons Arrested for Crime
-	a. Juveniles (aged 10-15) #	5335	5156	-	179	-	3.4
-	b. Young Persons (aged 16-20)	6027	6018	-	9	-	0.1
-	c. Mainland Illegal Immigrants	625	724	+	99	+	15.8
-	d. Mainland Visitors	1860	2123	+	263	+	14.1
21.	Drug Seizures (3) :
-	a) Heroin (kg)	106	53*	-	53	-	50.0
-	b) Cannabis (kg)	666	587*	-	79	-	11.9
-	c) Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	72	41*	-	31	-	43.1
-	d) Ketamine (kg)	90	51*	-	39	-	43.3
-	e) Ecstasy-type (tablets)	48840	141038*	+	92198	+	188.8

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crime per 100,000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Department). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory) # As from 1.7.2003, the minimum age of criminal responsibility has been raised from 7 to 10. Before that date, juveniles refer to the age group of 7 - 15.

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Comparison of 2002 and 2001 Crime Situation

		2001	2002	2002 Compared with 2001
		2001	2002	Numerical		%
1.	Overall Crime	73008	75877	+	2869	+	3.9
2.	Overall Crime Rate (1)	1085.6	1120.3	+	34.6	+	3.2
3.	Overall Crime Detection Rate	44.0%	42.7%	- 1.3 % point
4.	Violent Crime	13551	14140	+	589	+	4.3
5.	Violent Crime Rate (1)	201.5	208.8	+	7.3	+	3.6
6.	Violent Crime Detection Rate	53.1%	52.3%	- 0.8 % point
7.	All Robberies (2), including:	3167	3493	+	326	+	10.3
-	a)Robbery with Genuine Firearms	3	4	+	1	+	33.3
-	b)Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)	2	2
-	c)Robbery with Pistol Like Objects	56	56
-	d) Bank Robbery	54	34	-	20	-	37.0
-	e) Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies	11	6	-	5	-	45.5
8.	Burglary	8642	8211	-	431	-	5.0
9.	Homicide (2)	66	69	+	3	+	4.5
10.	Blackmail (2)	556	557	+	1	+	0.2
11.	Criminal Intimidation (2)	888	845	-	43	-	4.8
12.	Wounding and Serious Assault (2)	6472	6845	+	373	+	5.8
13.	Rape (2)	95	95
14.	Indecent Assault (2)	1007	991	-	16	-	1.6
15.	Criminal Damage	5904	6192	+	288	+	4.9
16.	Unlawful Society Offences	919	854	-	65	-	7.1
17.	Serious Narcotics Offences	2473	2243	-	230	-	9.3
18.	All Thefts, including:	29542	32025	+	2483	+	8.4
-	a)Missing Motor Vehicles	2562	2412	-	150	-	5.9
-	b)Snatching	845	1088	+	243	+	28.8
-	c)Pickpocketing	717	859	+	142	+	19.8
-	d)Shop Theft	7470	8122	+	652	+	8.7
-	e)Miscellaneous Thefts	13318	14751	+	1433	+	10.8
19.	Deception	4051	4656	+	605	+	14.9
20.	Persons Arrested for Crime
-	a) Juveniles (aged 7-15)	5909	5335	-	574	-	9.7
-	b) Young Persons (aged 16-20)	6145	6027	-	118	-	1.9
-	c) Mainland Illegal Immigrants	999	625	+	374	+	37.4
-	d) Mainland Visitors	1265	1860	+	595	+	47.0
21.	Drug Seizures (3) :
-	a) Heroin (kg)	156	189*	+	33	+	21.2
-	b) Cannabis (kg)	2105	827*	-	1278	-	60.7
-	c) Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg)	63	87*	+	24	+	38.1
-	d) Ketamine (kg)	82	98*	+	16	+	19.5
-	e) Ecstasy-type (tablets)	170243	96024*	-	74219	-	43.6

Notes : (1) Crime Rate = Crime per 100,000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Department). (2) Belongs to a type of violent crime. (3) Figures include Customs and Excise Department. * Provisional figure (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory)

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