Crime rate at an all-time high

By Shilan Pan

The Southbank crime rate increased to a new high last year.

The rate has almost doubled since 2009, according to Crime Statistic Agency (CSA) figures.

Some 2643 crimes were reported in Southbank in 2018 –slightly up from 2569 in 2017. In 2009, 1369 crimes were reported.

Among all the categories, the number of “crimes against the person” rose to 498 in 2018 from 367 in 2017.

The number of “justice procedures offences” (97 up to 107), and “other offences” (12 up to 31) has slightly increased.

Though crime rate in the Southbank has been increasing, not all categories were up. “Property and deception offences”(1653 down to 1601), “drug offences” (135 down to 133), and “public order and security offences” (323 down to 263) are trending downward.