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Acquitted
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4,612 |
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[20th of 30]
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Adults prosecuted
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25,494 |
|
[23rd of 28]
|
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Adults prosecuted (per capita)
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3.69532 per 1,000 people |
|
[24th of 33]
|
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Assaults
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7,450 |
|
[35th of 49]
|
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Assaults (per capita)
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1.07987 per 1,000 people |
|
[30th of 57]
|
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Burglaries
|
8,969 |
|
[37th of 38]
|
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Burglaries (per capita)
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1.30004 per 1,000 people |
|
[35th of 54]
|
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Car thefts
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2,804 |
|
[37th of 46]
|
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Car thefts (per capita)
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0.406436 per 1,000 people |
|
[35th of 55]
|
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Convicted
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22,349 |
|
[35th of 34]
|
|
Convicted (per capita)
|
3.23945 per 1,000 people |
|
[40th of 56]
|
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation > Broadcast details > Alternate title/Translation 滅罪鑑證科 ("Crime-eliminating Forensic Department") |
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Drug offences
|
34 per 100,000 people |
|
[24th of 46]
|
|
Frauds
|
5,090 |
|
[31st of 48]
|
|
Frauds (per capita)
|
0.737788 per 1,000 people |
|
[24th of 61]
|
Illicit drugs despite strenuous law enforcement efforts, faces difficult challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking system provides conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people |
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Jails
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10,593 |
|
[3rd of 80]
|
|
Jails (per capita)
|
1.53544 per 1,000 people |
|
[4th of 62]
|
|
Judges and Magistrates
|
143 |
|
[38th of 35]
|
|
Judges and Magistrates (per capita)
|
0.0207276 per 1,000 people |
|
[42nd of 45]
|
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Manslaughters
|
5 |
|
[42nd of 42]
|
|
Manslaughters (per capita)
|
0.000724743 per 1,000 people |
|
[43rd of 43]
|
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Murders
|
38 |
|
[57th of 49]
|
|
Murders (per capita)
|
0.00550804 per 1,000 people |
|
[59th of 62]
|
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Police
|
33,072 |
|
[22nd of 47]
|
|
Police (per capita)
|
4.79374 per 1,000 people |
|
[5th of 48]
|
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Rapes
|
104 |
|
[51st of 50]
|
|
Rapes (per capita)
|
0.0150746 per 1,000 people |
|
[55th of 65]
|
|
Robberies
|
3,433 |
|
[35th of 47]
|
|
Robberies (per capita)
|
0.497608 per 1,000 people |
|
[35th of 64]
|
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Sentence Length
|
6 |
|
[27th of 21]
|
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Software piracy rate
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51% |
|
[69th of 107]
|
|
Total crimes
|
80,592 |
|
[40th of 50]
|
|
Total crimes (per capita)
|
11.6817 per 1,000 people |
|
[43rd of 60]
|
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United States extradition treaties > Date signed
|
December 20, 1996 |
|
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United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
|
January 21, 1998 |
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SOURCES: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, covering the period 1998 - 2000 (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Wikipedia: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu, Xianggang, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, hong kong sar, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong, China (SAR), Hong Kong China (SAR)
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