
0:00 on October 19, the top 20 news centers held the third press conference at the Media News Center. Xu Ganlu, member of the Party Committee and deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, and secretary of the Party Committee and director of the State Immigration Administration, introduced the relevant situation of the public security organs in maintaining social security and stability since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Xu Ganlu pointed out that my country has the lowest murder rate, the lowest criminal rate and the fewest gun and explosion cases, with 0.5 murders per 100,000 people. Over the past 10 years, the "five indexes" such as criminal cases and safety accidents have dropped significantly.
He disclosed a set of data: in 2021, the number of cases filed in eight major criminal crimes such as murder and rape, drug crimes, robbery and robbery cases, and the number of major traffic accidents with more than 3 deaths decreased by 64.4%, 56.8%, 96.1%, 62.6% and 59.3% respectively compared with 2012. The people's sense of security has been significantly improved. In 2021, according to the survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics, the sense of security has reached 98.6%, an increase of 11 percentage points from 2012. Today, China has become one of the safest countries recognized in the world.
"The two 'miracles' of sustained and healthy economic development and continuous social stability are not lost from the sky, nor are they waiting for it. They are fought by the Party and the people under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. In this arduous struggle, the public security team has made great sacrifices." Xu Ganlu mentioned that over the past 10 years, 3,799 police officers across the country have sacrificed their lives bravely, and more than 50,000 police officers have been honorably injured, fully demonstrating the political character of the public security team's loyalty to the Party, serving the people, enforcing the law fairly, and strict discipline. They can be called the loyal guardian of the Party and the people in the new era.