The general social environment in China in 2013 was stable and the general public’s feelings of safety had increased. However，the crime situation was still grim，certain types of crimes that severely impact public security still had high levels of occurrence and in certain areas might have even intensified，and certain unstable factors in society remained unresolved. With the further establishment of“the rule of law in China”，the enhancement of the judicial reform，and the impacts of certain other positive factors，it is expected that the rate of increase of total number of crimes in 2014 will start to be restrained；crimes such as bribery and corruption，dereliction of duty，sexual offences committed against minors，and spread of rumors will be deterred. However，the occurrence of crimes relating to violent extremism，the Internet，espionage and intelligence gathering，and violent terrorism may continue to be at high levels.