| (a) Reported Crimes by Type of Offence |
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| Cases reported |
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| Type of offence |
1997 |
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2001 |
2002 |
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| Violent crime |
13 749 |
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13 551 |
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14 140 |
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| Non-violent crime |
53 618 |
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59 457 |
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61 737 |
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| Total |
67 367 |
73 008 |
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75 877 |
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| Overall crime rate
(per 100 000 population) |
1 038 |
|
1 086 |
|
1 118 |
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| Violent crime rate
(per 100 000 population) |
212 |
|
202 |
|
208 |
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| (b) Persons Arrested for Crime by Type of Offence |
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| Persons arrested |
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| Type of offence |
1997 |
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2001 |
2002 |
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| Violent Crime |
9 303 |
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8 435 |
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8 781 |
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| Non-violent crime |
32 411 |
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30 394 |
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30 884 |
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| Total |
41 714 |
38 829 |
|
39 665 |
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| Rate of persons
arrested for crime |
698 |
|
617 |
|
622 |
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(per 100 000 population) |
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| (c) ICAC Cases |
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Number
of persons prosecuted |
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1997 |
2001 |
2002 |
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Pending |
Convicted |
Acquitted |
Others |
Total |
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| Involving individuals
employed in |
42 |
61 |
31 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
51 |
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government departments
and policy bureaux |
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| Private sector |
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Civilians prosecuted
in public sector cases |
82 |
127 |
55 |
61 |
29 |
0 |
145 |
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Civilians prosecuted
in private sector cases |
186 |
337 |
114 |
229 |
48 |
0 |
391 |
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Sub-total |
268 |
464 |
169 |
290 |
77 |
0 |
536 |
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| Public bodies(1) |
5 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
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| Total |
315 |
535 |
210 |
309 |
85 |
0 |
604 |
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