The police would continue to introduce effective preventive measures and boost intelligence exchanges in order to enhance Macao's security. This is stated by the Secretary for Security, Mr Cheong Kuoc Va, at a press conference today to release the crime statistics for the third quarter of this year. Compared to the same period last year, the third quarter saw a remarkable fall in the number of homicide, blackmail, loan sharking, arson and forgery, whereas motorcycle theft, pickpocketing, disobedience and drug abuse jumped significantly. The total number of crimes recorded in the quarter numbered 9,544, up 18.4 per cent compared with the same period last year, with 2,690 suspects arrested. In the first nine months of this year the police arrested 21,316 illegal immigrants and overstayers, with 13,829 overstayers coming from the Mainland and 5,219 of them holding permits issued under the Facilitated Individual Travel scheme. There were 1,060 overstayers holding foreign passport, an increase of 311. Juvenile crimes increased by 41 cases at 146, a rise of 39 per cent, with 271 youngsters under 18 involved. Mr Cheong said the police would continue to boost intelligence exchanges and introduce effective preventive measures to fight crime.
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