The reporting rate for individual types of crime victimisation varies, ranging from 86% for theft of vehicle to only 5% for household theft other than burglary, according to a Census & Statistics Department survey. Police will consider streamlining procedures to facilitate crime-reporting.

The survey, conducted from January to May last year, covered about 20,100 households involving 56,100 people aged 12 and over, representing a response rate of 83%.

The survey found the reporting rate tended to be higher when the value of property lost/damaged was higher: 29% of victimisations involved a property loss/damage of $950 or more. Injured victims were more likely to report crime: 35% of victims of violent crime entailing physical injuries were reported, compared with 7% for cases in which the victims were not injured.

The common reasons for not reporting victimisations to Police included: victims felt they had not suffered much or any loss at all (38%), or their case lacked evidence (24%).

On the quality of Police service, 89% of the victims who reported to Police considered the Police officers' manners to be "good" or "very good", whereas 85% considered the service quality "good" or "very good". Detailed survey findings can be viewed here.

The Fight Crime Committee said the survey findings offer the Government a useful source of information for planning Police deployment, anti-crime strategies and measures. The committee will refer to the results where appropriate and adopt a targeted approach in its publicity work.