MORE than 80,000 people suspected of being public security risks have left Shenzhen since city police launched a 100-day crackdown on criminal activities in January.
The Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau had deployed 284,000 police to conduct inspections of urban villages, Internet bars, hotels, entertainment venues and other places across the city. Data showed more than 80,000 high-risk people were forced to leave Shenzhen, said Shen Shaobao, vice director of the bureau.
The high-risk individuals referred to people who had no legal reason to stay in Shenzhen permanently and had suspicious means of livelihood, Shen said. More than 1,180 unlicensed Internet bars, hotels and other venues had been closed or suspended.
Police had caught 6,371 suspects and launched investigations into 7,679 criminal cases by last Wednesday.
Since the 100-day campaign was launched, the number of robberies had fallen by 16 percent while snatch-and-grab cases had dropped by 13 percent compared with previous months. In Nanshan District where the opening ceremony of the Universiade will be held, the number of criminal cases has dropped by 11.6 percent compared with the same period last year.
The city had also organized 500,000 residents wearing red badges on security patrols, Shen said. Areas near the Universiade venues, particularly urban villages, would be the key areas for investigations and patrols.
A traffic control plan during the Universiade would be announced before July 31.(Wang Yuanyuan)
