China's public security continues to improve in 2025

China's overall public security situation continued to improve in 2025, with the country remaining one of the safest in the world, according to a work report from the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Ying Yong, prosecutor general of the SPP, presented the report to the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, for deliberation. The report said procuratorial authorities nationwide approved the arrest of 664,000 criminal suspects and initiated 1.4 million public prosecutions in 2025, representing year-on-year decreases of 11.7 percent and 13.9 percent, respectively.

Prosecutors maintained a strong crackdown on serious violent crimes. A total of 54,000 people were prosecuted for offenses including intentional homicide, robbery and kidnapping. Authorities also advanced the campaign against organized crime and the dismantling of its protective networks, prosecuting 9,870 individuals involved in mafia-style crimes and 65 officials who acted as "protective umbrellas".

Crimes such as human trafficking, firearms and explosives offenses, and drug manufacturing and trafficking were also strictly punished, with 39,900 people prosecuted. In addition, the SPP approved the pursuit of 380 homicide suspects in cases that had remained unresolved for more than 20 years, ensuring long-term fugitives were brought to justice.

Authorities also intensified efforts to combat online crimes, including cyberbullying, online rumors, online extortion and organized "internet troll" operations. Prosecutors charged 182,000 people for crimes committed via the internet.

Meanwhile, 69,000 people were prosecuted for telecommunications fraud. China also stepped up its crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud syndicates. Prosecutors, under SPP guidance, brought charges against 285 individuals linked to four major family-based criminal syndicates operating in northern Myanmar on suspicion of crimes such as fraud, intentional homicide and intentional injury, and sought severe punishment.

Judicial protection of citizens' personal information was also strengthened. Prosecutors charged 6,142 individuals for related offenses and handled 4,456 public interest litigation cases involving personal information protection.