On October 9, staff at a police station in Pingtan, Fujian told media that even if a property is rented out in its entirety, the living room still counts as a public area and the landlord may install cameras, so no case was filed; the room fee has been refunded, and Ms. Guo is preparing to sue the business.
On the evening of June 28, 2026, Lin from Haoba Town, Junlian County, Sichuan Province was raped by town government staff Jie. The assault took place in the restroom of Lin's own barbecue shop. Police accepted the case on June 30. On July 16, the Junlian County Public Security Bureau refused to file the case, citing "no criminal facts occurred"; the criminal review on August 10 also refused to file. Later, the Yibin Public Security Bureau, on September 7, re‑examined and concluded that the case "had criminal facts," pointing out the county bureau's error and insufficient evidence, and revoked its decision not to file. Lin, after the case was not processed in time, attempted suicide by wrist‑cutting and was later diagnosed with severe depression. Suspect Jie denied the rape in an interview on September 11, calling it "a small misunderstanding" and saying the disciplinary committee had intervened. On the morning of September 12, Lin received a "Case Filing Notice" issued by the Junlian County Public Security Bureau.
On September 14, the Xicheng police in Beijing notified Liu Anjun that Sun Meihua had undergone multiple rounds of physical examinations and that the injury assessment was still being processed. As of September 26, whether a case would be filed for investigation had still not been clearly stated.
On September 9, a vendor in Wuhan reported a stolen pot to the police; the police stated that surveillance footage cannot be used to view the road, refused twice to provide updates on the progress, and told them to go home and wait for news.
In August 2026, a woman in Hangzhou alleged that she was molested and pushed down by a man in her apartment building's elevator. Police did not classify the incident as molestation and instead detained her and her companion for a night. After she subsequently spoke out online to defend her rights, her Douyin account was banned.
After police accepted the case of Lin being raped on June 30, the Yunlian County Public Security Bureau decided on July 16 not to file a case on the grounds that "no criminal facts had occurred."
CCTV cited data from the Ministry of Public Security stating that the number of criminal cases nationwide decreased by 16.1% year-on-year from January to May. However, the phenomenon of multiple regions investing financially in expanding detention centers and prisons has led to external doubts about the real public security situation.
Police stated that the Yanpeng case is being processed, and Xi'an Saige Mall is still in operation; relevant media reports were pointed out to have low readership or could not be viewed.
On June 12, 2026, dozens of Lolita clothing consumers who fell victim to a pre-sale deposit scam went to Jinzhong, Shanxi, to file a report with the assistance of an anti-fraud team, only to be told verbally by police that the case would not be accepted and to be refused a written decision.
In 2025, Hong Kong recorded a total of 89,137 criminal cases, 50% more than the 59,225 cases in 2019. Among them, 43,212 were fraud cases, accounting for half, with victims defrauded of HK$8.1 billion. Fraud cases have multiplied fivefold from fewer than 10,000 in 2019.
Data shows that in 2024, the annual number of criminal cases filed by Chinese police (Public Security) exceeded 10 million, a sharp increase compared to 2000, with the majority of short-sentence cases involving various "pocket crimes."
On March 15, 2008, the inspection squad of the Zhabei Branch went to Beijing again to speak with Yang Jia. By then, five months had passed since Yang Jia's first complaint, and the Shanghai police still maintained that there had been no problem with the officers' law-enforcement actions — no apology and no compensation.