| PERSONNEL (as at Dec 31) | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment | |||
| Superintendents or above | 462 | 478 | 486 |
| Inspectors | 2 658 | 2 843 | 2 849 |
| Junior police officers | 28 034 | 29 937 | 29 740 |
| Civilian staff | 4 620 | 4 733 | 4 650 |
| Auxiliary | 4 501 | 4 501 | 4 501 |
| Strength | |||
| Superintendents or above (1) | 475 | 450 | 461 |
| Inspectors | 2 485 | 2 449 | 2 586 |
| Junior police officers | 26 115 | 24 338 | 23 990 |
| Civilian staff | 4 273 | 4 013 | 3 968 |
| Auxiliary | 2 941 | 3 214 | 3 283 |
| Annual expenditure (2) （HK$ Million） | 20 036 | 25 197 | 25 631 |
| CRIMES | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall crime | 59 225 | 90 276 | 94 747 |
| Detection rate（%） | 37.1 | 31.1 | 30.4 |
| Overall crime per 100 000 population | 789 | 1 198 | 1 259 |
| Violent crime | 9 690 | 10 122 | 10 485 |
| Detection rate（%） | 51.3 | 52.1 | 51.7 |
| Violent crime per 100 000 population | 129 | 134 | 139 |
| Robbery | 210 | 97 | 90 |
| By selected type | |||
| Robbery with genuine firearms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery with arms (including stun guns) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery with pistol-like objects | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bank robbery | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goldsmith/watch shop robbery | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| Theft | 20 761 | 23 135 | 22 433 |
| By selected type | |||
| Snatching | 181 | 81 | 64 |
| Pickpocketing | 559 | 673 | 476 |
| Shop theft | 7 008 | 8 221 | 8 764 |
| Missing motor vehicles | 666 | 529 | 389 |
| Miscellaneous thefts | 10 657 | 12 470 | 11 811 |
| Homicide | 24 | 28 | 19 |
| Rape | 50 | 67 | 77 |
| Indecent assault | 982 | 1 162 | 1 185 |
| Wounding and serious assault | 4 932 | 3 636 | 3 614 |
| Blackmail | 415 | 2 659 | 3 031 |
| Criminal intimidation | 1 180 | 1 505 | 1 420 |
| Burglary | 2 394 | 1 354 | 1 220 |
| Criminal damage | 7 489 | 5 298 | 4 694 |
| Deception | 8 216 | 39 824 | 44 480 |
| Serious drug offences | 740 | 1 153 | 1 114 |
| DRUG (3) | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major drug seizure (kg) | |||
| Heroin | 47 | 566* | 252 |
| Cannabis | 374 | 2 644* | 4 341 |
| Methamphetamine (Ice) | 163 | 1 171* | 1 380 |
| Ketamine | 274 | 1 009* | 1 602 |
| Cocaine | 1 678 | 2 643* | 2 677 |
| Ecstasy-type (no. of tablets) | 57 366 | 13 242* | 6 808 |
| PERSONS ARRESTED FOR CRIMES | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total arrests | 28 058 | 34 135 | 36 269 |
| By age group | |||
| Aged 10 - 15 | 1 140 | 1 035 | 946 |
| Aged 16 - 20 | 3 128 | 2 006 | 1 894 |
| Aged 21 or above | 23 790 | 31 094 | 33 429 |
| Persons discharged under the Superintendents’ Discretion Scheme (aged 10 - 17) | 368 | 350 | 379 |
| IDENTITY CARD CHECK / STOP AND SEARCH / ROAD BLOCK | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of persons checked | 996 278 | 1 930 354 | 1 686 049 |
| By type | |||
| Identity card check | 230 871 | 426 670 | 357 614 |
| Stop and search | 722 288 | 1 450 998 | 1 279 641 |
| Road block | 43 119 | 52 686 | 48 794 |
| COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total allegations endorsed by Independent Police Complaints Council | 2 169* | 2 330* | 2 322 |
| Allegations dealt with by informal resolution | 233 | 403 | 242 |
| Allegations not investigated because of curtailment, withdrawal or not pursuable | 1 274* | 1 556 | 1 778 |
| Allegations fully investigated | 662* | 371* | 302 |
| (Allegations fully investigated with substantiated results) | (69)* | (82)* | (66) |
| Substantiated rate for fully investigated allegations | 10.4%* | 22.1%* | 21.9% |
| TRAFFIC | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of accidents (case) | 16 102 | 17 189 | 18 354 |
| By severity | |||
| Fatal | 107 | 96 | 83 |
| Serious injury | 1 831 | 1 000 | 751 |
| Slight injury | 14 164 | 16 093 | 17 520 |
| Total number of casualties (person) | 20 218 | 22 269 | 23 656 |
| By severity | |||
| Fatal | 113 | 96 | 88 |
| Serious injury | 1 996 | 1 093 | 796 |
| Slight injury | 18 109 | 21 080 | 22 772 |
| TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total traffic prosecutions | 1 904 114 | 3 623 793 | 3 081 153 |
| Summonses | 49 222 | 58 034 | 53 374 |
| Arrests | 2 447 | 4 070 | 5 567 |
| Fixed penalty tickets (parking offences) | 1 424 744 | 3 013 019 | 2 543 197 |
| Fixed penalty tickets (moving offences) | 427 701 | 548 670 | 479 015 |
| Summary of traffic prosecutions | |||
| By selected type | |||
| Drink driving | 688 | 709 | 646 |
| Dangerous driving (including causing grievous bodily harm and death) | 887 | 1 105 | 1 216 |
| Careless driving | 18 128 | 20 862 | 20 997 |
| Speeding | 216 346 | 253 571 | 194 968 |
| Pedestrian offences | 10 746 | 8 912 | 9 105 |
| TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RATES OF HONG KONG AND SELECTED CITIES | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Traffic Fatality rate per 1 000 000 population | |||
| Hong Kong SAR | 18 | 12 | 13 |
| Singapore | 22 | 19 | 23 |
| Tokyo | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| New York | 27 | 32 | 31 |
| Paris | 16 | 38 | 33 |
| London | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | 14 |
| CRIME RATES OF HONG KONG AND SELECTED CITIES (4) | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall crime per 100 000 population | |||
| Hong Kong SAR | 728 | 954 | 1 198 |
| Singapore | 587 | 955 | 1 188 |
| Tokyo | 918 | 642 | 726 |
| New York | 2 043 | 2 885 | 3 066 |
| London | 9 804 | 10 093 | 10 580 |
| Toronto | 4 776 | 4 715* | 5 551 |
| Murder per 100 000 population | |||
| Hong Kong SAR | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Tokyo | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| New York | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| London | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Toronto | 3.3* | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Robbery per 100 000 population | |||
| Hong Kong SAR | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Tokyo | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| New York | 152.1 | 211.7 | 200.0 |
| London | 390.3 | 337.4 | 388.7 |
| Toronto | 113.1* | 81.7 | 82.1 |
| Burglary per 100 000 population | |||
| Hong Kong SAR | 21.1 | 12.0 | 17.9 |
| Tokyo | 33.1 | 15.0 | 15.2 |
| New York | 127.1 | 176.7 | 167.2 |
| London | 923.1 | 622.2 | 634.6 |
| Toronto | 260.4* | 206.9 | 252.8 |