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General Crime Situation
CHAPTER 2
CRIME SITUATION IN 2009
2.1 The Police received 77 630 crime reports in 2009, a decrease of
1.1% compared with 78 469 reported in 2008. The crime rate, which is defined
as the number of crimes per 100 000 population, was 1 108.4, representing a
drop of 1.4% compared with 1 124.6 in 2008. The overall crime detection rate
in 2009 was 45.6%, same as that in 2008.
2.2 A chart showing the numbers of crime reports, the crime rates and
the overall detection rates from 2000 to 2009 is at Appendix D.
Violent Crime
2.3 The total number of violent crimes (which include homicide, rape,
indecent assault, wounding, serious assault, robbery, kidnapping, blackmail,
criminal intimidation and arson, etc.) reported in 2009 was 14 193, a decrease
of 1.6% compared with 14 429 reported in 2008. There were decreases in
robbery, serious assault and arson, but an increase in criminal intimidation and
blackmail cases was noted. The violent crime rate per 100 000 population
was 202.7, a drop of 2.0% compared with 206.8 in 2008. The detection rate for
violent crime in 2009 was 64.3%, compared with 64.2% in 2008.
2.4 A chart showing the numbers of reports of violent crimes, the crime
rates and the detection rates of violent crime from 2000 to 2009 is at
Appendix E.
Analysis of Selected Crimes
Robbery
2.5 870 robberies were reported in 2009, a drop of 20.9% compared with
1 100 in 2008 (see chart at Appendix F).
2.6 There was no robbery case involving the use of genuine firearms
in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, 5 of the reported robbery cases involved the use of
stun guns but none in 2008. 12 cases involved the use of pistol-like objects,
compared with 22 cases in 2008 (see chart at Appendix G).
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