Crime Statistics Comparison

Statistics

Comparison of 2020 and 2019 Crime Situation

2019
2020
2020 Compared with 2019
Numerical
Percentage
1. Overall Crime 59 225 63 232 + 4 007 + 6.8
2. Overall Crime Rate (1) 789 842 + 53 + 6.7
3. Overall Crime Detection Rate 37.1% 37.8% + 0.7 percentage points
4. Violent Crime 9 690 9 391 - 299 - 3.1
5. Violent Crime Rate (1) 129 125 - 4 - 3.1
6. Violent Crime Detection Rate 51.3% 52.4% + 1.1 percentage points
7. Homicide (2) 24 22 - 2 - 8.3
8. All Robberies (2), including : 210 264 + 54 + 25.7
- Robbery with Firearms - - - -
- Robbery with Arms (Stun Guns) 1 1 0 0
- Robbery with Pistol Like Object 6 5 - 1 - 16.7
- Bank Robbery 2 - - 2 - 100.0
- Goldsmith/Watch Shop Robberies 19 12 - 7 - 36.8
9. Burglary 2 394 2 095 - 299 - 12.5
10. Wounding and Serious Assault (2) 4 932 4 563 - 369 - 7.5
- Wounding 1 030 1 049 + 19 + 1.8
- Serious Assault 3 902 3 514 - 388 - 9.9
11. Serious Drug Offences 740 1 149 + 409 + 55.3
12. Criminal Intimidation (2) 1 180 1 401 + 221 + 18.7
13. Blackmail (2) 415 1 399 + 984 + 237.1
14. Arson (2) 927 473 - 454 - 49.0
15. Rape (2) 50 64 + 14 + 28.0
16. Indecent Assault (2) 982 682 - 300 - 30.5
17. All Thefts, including : 20 761 20 314 - 447 - 2.2
- Snatching 181 163 - 18 - 9.9
- Pickpocketing 559 432 - 127 - 22.7
- Shop Theft 7 008 7 756 + 748 + 10.7
- Theft from Vehicle 1 290 1 366 + 76 + 5.9
- Miscellaneous Thefts 10 657 9 476 - 1 181 - 11.1
- Missing Motor Vehicles (666) (895) + 229 + 34.4
18. Deception 8 216 15 553 + 7 337 + 89.3
19. Criminal Damage 7 489 6 432 - 1 057 - 14.1
20. Triad-related Crimes 1 353 1 761 + 408 + 30.2
21. Domestic Violence Crimes 1 115 1 139 + 24 + 2.2
22. Persons Arrested for Crime
- Juveniles (aged 10 - 15) 1 140 1 218 + 78 + 6.8
- Young Persons (aged 16 - 20) 3 128 2 769 - 359 - 11.5
- Mainland Illegal Immigrants 41 63 + 22 + 53.7
- Visitors (Mainland) (3) 1 536 392 - 1 144 - 74.5
- Visitors (Others) (3) 1 201 1 090 - 111 - 9.2
23. Drug Seizures (4) :
- Heroin (kg) 47 368 * + 321 + 683.0
- Cannabis (kg) 374 1 071 * + 697 + 186.4
- Methamphetamine (Ice) (kg) 163 1 499 * + 1 336 + 819.6
- Ketamine (kg) 274 471 * + 197 + 71.9
- Cocaine (kg) 1 678 1 269 * - 409 - 24.4
- Ecstasy-type (tablet) 57 366 5 994 * - 51 372 - 89.6

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) Numbers of Mainland visitors committed crimes per 100 000 of the arrivals were 3.5 and 14.6 in 2019 and 2020, and that for other visitors in the same period were 9.8 and 123.3 respectively.
  • (4) Figures include Customs and Excise Department cases. 2019 figures are revised figures by the Government Laboratory.
  • * Provisional figures (pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory).