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Police in Figures

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

PERSONNEL (as at 31 Dec)

Establishment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superintendents and above

418

 

425

 

428

 

Inspectors

2 176

 

2 277

 

2 345

 

Junior police officers

25 216

 

25 690

 

25 755

 

Civilian staff

4 766

 

4 695

 

4 612

 

Auxiliary

4 500

 

4 500

 

4 500

 

Strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superintendents and above

423

(1)

432

(1)

432

(1)

Inspectors

2 145

 

2 209

 

2 296

 

Junior police officers

24 770

 

25 620

 

25 655

 

Civilian staff

4 597

 

4 449

 

4 444

 

Auxiliary

3 835

 

3 825

 

3 745

 

Annual expenditure(2) (HK$ Million)

11,515

 

13,751

 

14,598

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

CRIMES

Overall crime

78 469

 

75 930

 

72 911

 

Detection rate (%)

45.6

 

43.6

 

43.2

 

Overall crime per 100 000 population

1 128

*

1 061

 

1 014

 

Violent crime

14 429

 

12 821

 

12 153

 

Detection rate(%)

64.2

 

65.4

 

64.5

 

Violent crime per 100 000 population

207

*

179

 

169

 

 

Robbery

1 100

 

616

 

500

 

By selected type

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robbery with genuine firearms

0

 

0

 

0

 

Robbery with arms (including stun guns)

0

 

1

 

0

 

Robbery with pistol-like objects

22

 

9

 

6

 

Bank robbery

10

 

3

 

4

 

Goldsmith/watch shop robbery

5

 

1

 

4

 

Theft

35 230

 

33 664

 

31 598

 

By selected type

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snatching

448

 

435

 

346

 

Pickpocketing

940

 

1 540

 

1 467

 

Shop theft

9 343

 

9 060

 

8 919

 

Missing motor vehicles

1 360

 

626

 

592

 

Miscellaneous thefts

20 189

 

19 995

 

18 414

 

Homicide

36

 

27

 

62

 

Rape

105

 

121

 

105

 

Indecent assault

1 381

 

1 495

 

1 463

 

Wounding and serious assault

7 882

 

6 818

 

6 163

 

Blackmail

309

 

293

 

733

 

Criminal intimidation

1 934

 

2 230

 

1 958

 

Burglary

4 774

 

4 214

 

3 573

 

Criminal damage

6 904

 

7 318

 

6 409

 

Deception

4 653

 

6 923

 

7 518

 

Serious drug offences

2 966

 

2 141

 

2 269

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

DRUG(3)

Major drug seizure (kg)

Heroin

46

*

69

*

69

 

Cannabis

261

*

71

*

76

 

Methamphetamine (Ice)

24

*

50

*

174

 

Ketamine

423

*

663

*

245

 

Cocaine

64

*

734

*

294

 

Ecstasy-type(no. of tablets)

11 984

 

1 154

*

3 320

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

PERSONS ARRESTED FOR CRIMES

Total arrests

41 220

 

38 615

 

36 609

 

By age group

Aged 10-15

4 178

 

2 488

 

2 083

 

Aged 16-20

4 830

 

4 034

 

3 314

 

Aged 21 or above

32 212

 

32 093

 

31 212

 

Persons discharged under the Superintendents’ Discretion Scheme (aged 10 - 17)

2 358

 

1 453

 

1 059

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

IDENTITY CARD CHECK/STOP AND SEARCH/ROAD BLOCK

Number of persons checked

2 437 118

 

2 068 699

 

2 006 150

 

By type

Identity card check

413 290

 

345 917

 

345 815

 

Stop and search

1 861 864

 

1 637 334

 

1 571 598

 

Road block

161 964

 

85 448

 

88 737

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

TRAFFIC

Total number of accidents (case)

14 576

 

15 894

 

16 089

 

By severity

Fatal

143

 

116

 

128

 

Serious injury

2 096

 

2 385

 

2 476

 

Slight injury

12 337

 

13 393

 

13 485

 

Total number of casualties (person)

18 684

 

20 210

 

20 596

 

By severity

Fatal

162

 

120

 

130

 

Serious injury

2 281

 

2 521

 

2 630

 

Slight injury

16 241

 

17 569

 

17 836

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS

Total traffic prosecutions

1 220 748

 

1 471 631

 

1 573 247

 

Summonses

66 674

 

70 390

 

77 205

 

Arrests

4 034

 

3 088

 

3 107

 

Fixed penalty tickets (parking offences)

696 210

 

907 384

 

1 020 412

 

Fixed penalty tickets (moving offences)

453 830

 

490 769

 

472 523

 

Summary of traffic prosecutions

By selected type

Drink driving

1 495

 

955

 

953

 

Dangerous driving (including causing death)

362

 

379

 

407

 

Careless driving

17 130

 

16 305

 

16 772

 

Speeding

192 636

 

266 249

 

239 945

 

Using handheld mobile phone/telecommunications equipment while vehicle is in motion

39 247

 

28 762

 

27 254

 

Pedestrian offences

22 651

 

20 232

 

23 600

 

 

2008

 

2012

 

2013

 

COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS

Total allegations endorsed by Independent Police Complaints Council(4)

4 555

*

4 837

*

4 643

 

Allegations dealt with by informal resolution

951

*

501

 

393

 

Allegations not investigated because ofcurtailment, withdrawal or not pursuable

2 413

 

2 747

*

2 993

 

Allegations fully investigated

1 191

*

1 589

*

1 257

 

(Allegations fully investigated with substantiated results)

(133)

*

(207)

*

(198)

 

Substantiated rate for fully investigatedallegations

11.2%

*

13.0%

*

15.8%

 

 

2007

 

2011

 

2012

 

CRIME RATES OF HONG KONG AND SELECTED CITIES(5)

Overall crime per 100 000 population

Hong Kong SAR

1 168

*

1 074

 

1 061

 

Singapore

715

 

608

 

584

 

Tokyo

1 988

 

1 414

 

1 387

 

New York

2 432

 

2 334

 

2 361

 

Paris

11 329

 

11 150

 

10 455

 

London

11 600

 

10 300

 

9 500

 

Toronto

7 207

*

5 685

*

5 271

 

Murder per 100 000 population

Hong Kong SAR

0.4

 

0.3

 

0.5

 

Singapore

0.4

 

0.3

 

0.2

 

Tokyo

1.0

 

0.9

 

0.9

 

New York

6.0

 

6.3

 

5.1

 

Paris

1.6

 

1.7

 

7.2

 

London

2.1

 

1.2

 

1.3

 

Toronto

3.1

 

1.8

*

1.9

 

Robbery per 100 000 population

Hong Kong SAR

17.6

 

10.3

 

8.6

 

Singapore

22.4

 

8.5

 

7.3

 

Tokyo

4.7

 

4.3

 

4.3

 

New York

265.0

 

240.8

 

243.7

 

Paris

673.6

 

843.5

 

789.8

 

London

494.3

 

479.4

 

426.3

 

Toronto

207.6

*

187.2

*

178.7

 

Burglary per 100 000 population

Hong Kong SAR

65.2

*

61.9

 

58.9

 

Singapore

18.9

 

12.3

 

10.3

 

Tokyo

103.0

 

61.0

 

60.2

 

New York

254.4

 

221.1

 

224.8

 

Paris

652.0

 

561.3

 

539.2

 

London

1 257.4

 

1 225.3

 

1138.9

 

Toronto

520.2

*

383.1

*

363.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Including officers on pre-retirement leave.

(2)

Figures for 2008, 2012 and 2013 refer to the financial years of 2007/08, 2011/12 and 2012/13 respectively.

(3)

These figures include seizures by the Customs & Excise Department. Figures for 2013 are provisional, pending confirmation by the Government Laboratory.

(4)

The Independent Police Complaints Council Ordinance came into operation on 1 June 2009. The name in Chinese of Independent Police Complaints Council has changed from ‘投訴警方獨立監察委員會’ to ‘獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會’.

(5)

The classifications and counting rules of crimes may differ across cities and within cities over time. Comparison of the figures has to be interpreted with caution.

*

revised figure