Crime Statistics Comparison
| 1. | Overall Crime | 60 646 | 56 017 | - | 4 629 | - | 7.6 |
| 2. | Overall Crime Rate (1) | 827 | 758 | - | 69 | - | 8.3 |
| 3. | Overall Crime Detection Rate | 47.3% | 48.2% | + 0.9 percentage point | |||
| 4. | Violent Crime | 10 103 | 9 086 | - | 1 017 | - | 10.1 |
| 5. | Violent Crime Rate (1) | 138 | 123 | - | 15 | - | 10.9 |
| 6. | Violent Crime Detection Rate | 61.6% | 64.5% | + 2.9 percentage points | |||
| 7. | Homicide (2) | 28 | 24 | - | 4 | - | 14.3 |
| 8. | All Robberies (2), including : | 260 | 163 | - | 97 | - | 37.3 |
| - Robbery with Firearms | - | - | - | - | |||
| - Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns) | 2 | 3 | + | 1 | + | 50.0 | |
| - Robbery with Pistol Like Object | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| - Bank Robbery | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 100.0 | |
| - Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 33.3 | |
| 9. | Burglary | 2 428 | 1 872 | - | 556 | - | 22.9 |
| 10. | Wounding and Serious Assault (2) | 5 024 | 4 611 | - | 413 | - | 8.2 |
| - Wounding | 1 156 | 964 | - | 192 | - | 16.6 | |
| - Serious Assault | 3 868 | 3 647 | - | 221 | - | 5.7 | |
| 11. | Serious Drug Offences | 1 712 | 1 553 | - | 159 | - | 9.3 |
| 12. | Criminal Intimidation (2) | 1 734 | 1 668 | - | 66 | - | 3.8 |
| 13. | Blackmail (2) | 994 | 579 | - | 415 | - | 41.8 |
| 14. | Arson (2) | 358 | 354 | - | 4 | - | 1.1 |
| 15. | Rape (2) | 71 | 65 | - | 6 | - | 8.5 |
| 16. | Indecent Assault (2) | 1 019 | 1 077 | + | 58 | + | 5.7 |
| 17. | All Thefts, including : | 25 628 | 23 806 | - | 1 822 | - | 7.1 |
| - Snatching | 207 | 137 | - | 70 | - | 33.8 | |
| - Pickpocketing | 876 | 682 | - | 194 | - | 22.1 | |
| - Shop Theft | 9 792 | 9 556 | - | 236 | - | 2.4 | |
| - Theft from Vehicle | 879 | 878 | - | 1 | - | 0.1 | |
| - Miscellaneous Thefts | 12 831 | 11 508 | - | 1 323 | - | 10.3 | |
| - Missing Motor Vehicles | (433) | (511) | + | 78 | + | 18.0 | |
| 18. | Deception | 7 260 | 7 091 | - | 169 | - | 2.3 |
| 19. | Criminal Damage | 5 272 | 5 071 | - | 201 | - | 3.8 |
| 20. | Triad-related Crimes | 1 872 | 1 798 | - | 74 | - | 4.0 |
| 21. | Domestic Violence Crimes | 1 509 | 1 394 | - | 115 | - | 7.6 |
| 22. | Persons Arrested for Crime | ||||||
| - Juveniles (aged 10 - 15) | 1 074 | 928 | - | 146 | - | 13.6 | |
| - Young Persons (aged 16 - 20) | 2 292 | 1 804 | - | 488 | - | 21.3 | |
| - Mainland Illegal Immigrants | 59 | 76 | + | 17 | + | 28.8 | |
| - Visitors (Mainland) (3) | 1 502 | 1 543 | + | 41 | + | 2.7 | |
| - Visitors (Others) (3) | 2 331 | 2 304 | - | 27 | - | 1.2 | |
| 23. | Drug Seizures (4) : | ||||||
| - Heroin (kg) | 73 | 35 * | - | 38 | - | 52.1 | |
| - Cannabis (kg) | 242 | 845 * | + | 603 | + | 249.2 | |
| - Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg) | 359 | 204 * | - | 155 | - | 43.2 | |
| - Ketamine (kg) | 282 | 131 * | - | 151 | - | 53.5 | |
| - Cocaine (kg) | 471 | 402 * | - | 69 | - | 14.6 | |
| - Ecstasy-type (tablet) | 5 861 | 9 973 * | + | 4 112 | + | 70.2 | |
Note :
- Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.).
- Belongs to a type of violent crime.
- Numbers of Mainland visitors committed crimes per 100 000 of the arrivals were 3.5 in both 2016 and 2017, and that for other visitors in the same period were 16.5 and 16.1 respectively.
- Figures include Customs and Excise Department cases. 2016 figures are revised figures by the Government Laboratory.
* Provisional figures (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).