Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world. The overall crime rate, that is, the total number of crimes per 100 000 population, is lower than many other metropolitan cities.

Crime Situation in 2008 and 2009

2. In 2009, the overall crime rate¹(1 107.7 cases per 100 000 population) and violent crime rate¹(202.5 cases per 100 000 population) decreased by 1.5% and 2.1% respectively as compared with 2008. The overall crime detection rate was 45.6% (same as in 2008).

3. The number of many serious crimes has registered a decline. These include bank robbery (-40.0%), unlawful society offences (-11.7%) and burglaries (-6.0%).

4. Overall, the law and order situation has remained stable.