Fact · crime · 2025
Fraud cases
詐騙案宗數
Figure and reference date
43,212 (48.5% of total crimes)
43 212 宗（佔整體罪案 48.5%）
Notes and definition
Down 2.9% from 2024, first decline since 2019.
Other figures in this group (crime)
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported crimes 舉報罪案 | 89,137 89 137 宗 Violent crime 8,823; non-violent crime 80,314. | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Overall crime rate 整體罪案率 | 1,189 per 100,000 population 每十萬名人口 1 189 宗 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Violent crime rate 暴力罪案率 | 118 per 100,000 population 每十萬名人口 118 宗 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Persons arrested for crime 犯罪被捕人士 | 31,082 31 082 人 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Robbery cases 行劫案宗數 | 66 (91.0% clearance rate) 66 宗（破案率 90.9%） Lowest since records began in 1969, roughly halved from 2024. | 2025 | Police in Figures |
| Number of serving judges 實任法官數目 | 160 160 名 Judiciary annual report. | 2023 | Judiciary: Annual Report and statistics (number of judges) |
| Customs enforcement cases detected (2025) 香港海關檢獲案件數目（2025年） | 38,869 38 869 宗 Customs enforcement statistics. | 2025 | Customs: enforcement statistics |
| Overall crime (2025) 整體罪案（2025年） | 89,137 cases 89,137 宗 Police annual review: down 5.9% from 94,747 in 2024. | 2025 | Hong Kong Police annual review: overall crime (2025) |
| Overall crime detection rate (2025) 整體罪案破案率（2025年） | 30.3% 30.3% Down 0.1pt from 30.4% in 2024; violent-crime detection rate 58.7%. | 2025 | GIA press release: police crime statistics (2025) |
| Deception cases (2025) 詐騙案（2025年） | 43,212 cases 43,212 宗 Deception accounted for about 48.5% of overall crime in 2025, down 2.9% YoY. | 2025 | GIA press release: police crime statistics (2025) |
| Arrested juveniles (aged 10-15) (2025) 被拘捕少年（10-15歲）人數（2025年） | 1,038 persons 1,038 人 Arrests totalled 31,082; juveniles 1,038 and young persons 1,624. | 2025 | GIA press release: police crime statistics (2025) |
| Average daily penal population (2025) 懲教院所平均每日在囚人口（2025年） | 10,315 persons 10,315 人 Up 8% from 9,550 in 2024; remand population of 4,217 a record since 2000. | 2025 | Correctional Services Department: average daily penal population |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Police in Figures” (Hong Kong Police Force). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbery cases 行劫案宗數 | 66 (91.0% clearance rate) 66 宗（破案率 90.9%） Lowest since records began in 1969, roughly halved from 2024. | 2025 | Police in Figures |
Verified questions that cite this figure
How many crimes are reported in Hong Kong each year and how common is fraud?
In 2025, 89,137 crimes were reported in Hong Kong, with an overall crime rate of 1,189 per 100,000 population. Fraud accounted for 43,212 cases, or 48.5% of all crimes, making it the largest crime category.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Fraud cases”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/crime-fraud-2025, data as at 2025 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈詐騙案宗數〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/crime-fraud-2025，資料時點 2025（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong Police Force
Official document dated 2026-02; last checked by this site 2026-10-11.
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