Crime Statistics Comparison

Statistics

Comparison of 2018 and 2017 Crime Situation

2017
2018
2018 Compared with 2017
Numerical
Percentage
1. Overall Crime 56 017 54 225 -  1 792 -   3.2
2. Overall Crime Rate (1)  758  728 -   30 -   4.0
3. Overall Crime Detection Rate 48.2% 46.5% - 1.7 percentage points
4. Violent Crime 9 086 8 884 -   202 -   2.2
5. Violent Crime Rate (1)  123  119 -   4 -   3.3
6. Violent Crime Detection Rate 64.5% 65.1% + 0.6 percentage point
7. Homicide (2)(3)   24  48 +   24 +   100.0
8. All Robberies (3), including :  163  147 -   16 -   9.8
　 -  Robbery with Firearms - -   - -
　 -  Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns)  3 - -   3 -   100.0
　 -  Robbery with Pistol Like Object  3  4 +   1 +   33.3
　 -  Bank Robbery -  1 +   1 -
　 -  Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies  2  5 +   3 +   150.0
9. Burglary  1 872 1 575 -   297 -   15.9
10. Wounding and Serious Assault (3) 4 611 4 593 -   18 -   0.4
　 -  Wounding   964 1 008 +   44 +   4.6
　 -  Serious Assault 3 647 3 585 -   62 -   1.7
11. Serious Drug Offences  1 553 1 399 -   154 -   9.9
12. Criminal Intimidation (3) 1 668 1 512 -   156 -   9.4
13. Blackmail (3)  579  635 +   56 +   9.7
14. Arson (3)  354  290 -   64 -   18.1
15. Rape (3)   65  63 -   2 -   3.1
16. Indecent Assault (3)  1 077 1 099 +   22 +   2.0
17. All Thefts, including :  23 806 21 309 -  2 497 -   10.5
　 -  Snatching   137  119 -   18 -   13.1
　 -  Pickpocketing   682  740 +   58 +   8.5
　 -  Shop Theft  9 556 7 804 -  1 752 -   18.3
　 -  Theft from Vehicle   878  853 -   25 -   2.8
　 -  Miscellaneous Thefts  11 508 10 962 -   546 -   4.7
　 -  Missing Motor Vehicles (511) (438) -   73 -   14.3
18. Deception  7 091 8 372 +  1 281 +   18.1
19. Criminal Damage  5 071 4 860 -   211 -   4.2
20. Triad-related Crimes 1 798 1 715 -   83 -   4.6
21. Domestic Violence Crimes 1 394 1 413 +   19 +   1.4
22. Persons Arrested for Crime  
　 -  Juveniles (aged 10 - 15)   928  928   0 0
　 -  Young Persons (aged 16 - 20) 1 804 1 841 +   37 +   2.1
　 -  Mainland Illegal Immigrants   76  53 -   23 -   30.3
　 -  Visitors (Mainland) (4) 1 543 1 631 +   88 +   5.7
　 -  Visitors (Others) (4) 2 304 1 902 -   402 -   17.4
23. Drug Seizures (5) :   
　 -  Heroin  (kg)  30  47 * +   17 +   56.7
　 -  Cannabis  (kg) 1 376  573 * -   803 -   58.4
　 -  Methamphetamine (Ice)  (kg)  144  359 * +   215 +   149.3
　 -  Ketamine  (kg)   94  135 * +   41 +   43.6
　 -  Cocaine  (kg)   220  604 * +   384 +   174.5
　 -  Ecstasy-type  (tablet) 9 828 35 381 * + 25 553 + 260.0
　 -  Ecstasy-type (kg) 0.4 14 * + 13.6 + 3400.0

Notes:

  1. Crime Rate = Crimes per 100 000 population (based on the latest population figure released by the Census & Statistics Dept.).
  2. Homicide figure of 2018: 19 cases arising from the fatal bus accident on Tai Po Road in February 2018.
  3. Belongs to a type of violent crime.
  4. Numbers of Mainland visitors committed crimes per 100 000 of the arrivals were 3.5 and 3.2 in 2017 and 2018, and that for other visitors in the same period were 16.1 and 13.3 respectively.
  5. Figures include Customs and Excise Department cases. 2017 figures are revised figures by the Government Laboratory.
    * Provisional figures (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).