Scam cases in Hong Kong fell by 2.9 per cent last year over the figure for 2024 after rising annually since 2019, while overall recorded crimes decreased by 5.9 per cent, according to police.
In revealing the annual figures on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming also told lawmakers that fewer traditional street crimes were recorded, but homicide cases jumped 10-fold to 194 from 19, mostly due to the inclusion of the 168 people killed in the Wang Fuk Court blaze.
“The main rise…