A total of 89,137 crimes were reported in 2025, representing an increase of 5.9% compared to the figure for 2024, Police said today.

The vast majority of major crimes recorded decreases. Robbery and burglary cases both marked the lowest figure since records began in 1969.

There were 66 robbery cases, a decrease of 26.7%, with the detection rate reaching a high of 90.9%.

A total of 816 burglary cases were recorded, representing a drop of 33.1%.

The force noted that it began deploying drones for anti-burglary operations on high-risk days during long holidays last year. Consequently, burglaries during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays fell by 23.9% to 50%.

Following the implementation of the SmartView project - a Government-led initiative to install closed-circuit television in public places - the detection rates for various street crimes rose by 2.5 to 22.8 percentage points, while crime figures dipped by 3.1% to 71.8%.

As to the national security situation, since the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance came into force as at the end of 2025, Police's National Security Department arrested a total of 385 people, with more than half having been charged.

The overall detection rate was 30.3%, similar to that of 2024.