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| No.4 August, 2011 |
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Overall law and order situation remained stable in the
first half of 2011
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The law and order situation in the first six months of 2011 remained stable with a drop of 0.8 per cent in the overall crime figure.
Police Director of Crime and Security, Mr Lo Wai-chung, said between January and June this year, a total of 37,443 cases of crime were recorded, representing a drop of 0.8 per cent when compared with 37,726 cases in the first half of 2010.
And a total of 6,437 violent crime cases recorded in the first half of this year also saw a drop of 6.4 per cent when compared with the corresponding period last year.
Noting that most categories of crimes recorded a fall, Mr Lo said the crimes with the number of cases on the rise included deception (up 17.2 per cent), triad-related offences (up 9.8 per cent), robbery (up 10.6 per cent), and quick cash crimes (up 2.4 per cent).
In the first half of 2011, 805 reports of telephone deception were received, representing an increase of 166 cases or 26 per cent as compared with the same period of 2010, but marking a significant drop of 41.7 per cent when compared with 1,380 cases reported in the second half of 2010.
Mr Lo said one reason for the drop in these cases was the result of the extensive publicity activities and the setting up of a focus group to coordinate the investigation of telephone deception.
Between January and July 2011, Police arrested 14 people, including 10 Mainlanders and three Taiwanese, who were believed to have involved in 13 telephone deception cases, Mr Lo said.
In relation to online business fraud, 391 cases were reported in the first half of 2011, an increase of 98 cases or 33.4 per cent as compared with the same period last year. Of the cases, 278 cases were related to offences arising from online auction or shopping.
Mr Lo said Police had taken a number of arrest actions between January 2010 and July 2011, with 52 suspects arrested and 228 related cases detected.
"Police have also set up a focus group in the investigation of deception cases related to online auction in order to combat the crime in an effective and professional manner," he said.
"In addition, we have established a liaison network with the Hongkong Post and major couriers for effectively tracing and intercepting goods that have been deceived to minimise victims' losses."
In the first half of 2011, 16,181 cases of quick cash crimes were recorded, an increase of 381 cases or 2.4 per cent as compared with the same period last year. The increase was mainly attributable to the rise in miscellaneous thefts cases, including theft of metals.
There were 9,783 cases of miscellaneous thefts recorded in the first half of 2011, an increase of 418 cases or 4.5 per cent as compared with the same period last year.
Mr Lo said Police would continue monitoring all crime trends closely and pay particular attention to combat those crimes with the number of cases on the rise.
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