‘Noticeable’ rise in robberies in Q1: Wong

2018-05-29 07:51
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The number of reported robbery cases rose 27.8 percent year on year, from 18 to 23, in the first quarter of this year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday.

Wong described the increase in reported robbery cases as “noticeable”.

Wong also said that the number of recorded violent crime cases fell 24.1 percent year on year, from 191 to 145, in the first quarter. Macau’s top security official revealed the figures during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks about the January-March crime statistics.


Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak (second from left), flanked by Unitary Police Service (SPU) Commissioner-General Ma Io Kun (second from right), Public Security Police (PSP) Commissioner Leong Man Cheong (first from left) and Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng, addresses yesterday’s press conference about the city’s first-quarter crime statistics, at the S. Francisco Barracks. Photo: GCS

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