In reply to the enquiries of Legislative Council members today (20th), the Security Bureau announced the ratio of police residents in more than 30 police districts in Hong Kong. Among them, Tsing Yi District has the largest gap in the ratio of police residents, with an average of 1,178 residents being served by each police officer; while Tai Po In police districts such as, Tin Sum, Chai Wan, Ma On Shan and Sau Mau Ping, on average, each police officer serves more than 1,000 residents.
As for the top three police districts with the highest police resident ratio, they include Ta Kwu Ling, Sha Tau Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui.
Some Members are concerned about whether Tin Shui Wai will be upgraded to a single police district. The Security Bureau replied that a number of factors must be considered, including the population and expected population growth of the district, traffic and infrastructure development, geographical characteristics, crime rate and crime trends, etc. The Yuen Long District , Pat Heung Division and Tin Shui Wai Division, the current police establishment and population ratios are 325, 69 and 457 respectively, which are in the middle of all police divisions.
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Members propose to upgrade Tin Shui Wai to Police District Security Bureau: Many factors must be considered
Legislative Councillor Leung Chi-cheung is concerned about whether the Tin Shui Wai sub-district under the Yuen Long Police District will be upgraded to a police district.
The Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung replied that the current police staffing and population ratios of Yuen Long Division, Pat Heung Division and Tin Shui Wai Division are 325, 69 and 457 respectively, which are the middle positions of all police divisions in Hong Kong.
When investigating whether to upgrade the district to a police district, the police will consider a number of factors, including the population and expected population growth, traffic and infrastructure development, geographic characteristics, crime rate and crime trends in the district to meet the needs of police administration and the public’s response to the police. Demand.
In terms of overall crime figures, the Yuen Long District recorded 1,938 cases in 2019, which rose by 30% to 2,531 cases in 2020. In the first eight months of this year, there were 1,789 cases, which is 70% of the total number of last year.
As for the Tin Shui Wai subregion, there were 1,344 cases in the previous year. In 2020, it will increase by about 48% to 1,988 cases. In the first eight months of this year, there were 1,471 cases, which is about 74% for the whole year of last year.
The Pat Heung sub-district recorded 359 crimes the year before, rising to 450 in 2020, and 321 in the first eight months of this year.
▼Proportion of police resident in Hong Kong police division▼
The ratio of police to civilians in Tsim Sha Tsui is 1:69, and Tsing Yi is 1:1178
According to the "Police Staffing to Population Ratio" information provided by the security district this time, Ta Kwu Ling, Sha Tau Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui police districts have the highest proportion of police officers, with an average of less than 100 police officers serving less than 100 police officers. As for police officers in Tsing Yi police districts The proportion of residents is relatively low. On average, each police officer serves about 1,178 residents. In Tai Po, Tin Sum, Chai Wan, Ma On Shan, Sau Mau Ping and other police districts, each police officer serves more than 1,000 residents on average.
It should be noted that the police constituency ratio of all police divisions in Hong Kong announced by the Security Bureau this time does not include the sparsely populated police divisions (ie Marine Port, Marine East, Marine West, Marine South and Marine North Division); Central District, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan, Tseung Kwan O, Kwun Tong and Wong Tai Sin are not listed in the table due to factors such as the lack of divisions in police districts.
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