Crime in Taiwan
Crime in Taiwan ranges from food adulteration, bombing, assassination attempts, hostage crisis, murder etc.[1]
Law enforcement agencies
The National Police Agency is the top law enforcement body in Taiwan with its subordinate Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Types of crime
Assassination attempts
- President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu assassination attempt on 19 March 2004
- Presidential Office Building Truck Attack on 25 January 2014
Bombing
- Taiwan McDonald's bombings on 28-29 April 1992
Food adulteration
- 2011 Taiwan food scandal in 2011
- 2013 Taiwan food scandal in 2013
- 2014 Taiwan food scandal in 2014
Hostage crisis
- Alexander family hostage crisis on 18 November 1997
Murder
- Nantou shooting on 21 September 1959
- Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen on 20 April 1997
- Murder of Weng Chi-nan on 28 May 2010
- Taipei Metro attack on 21 May 2014
Sex trafficking
Taiwanese and foreign women and girls are sex trafficked in Taiwan. They are raped and harmed in brothels, hotel rooms, and other locations throughout the country.[2][3][4][5][6]
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See also
References
- "Taiwan 2015 Crime and Safety Report". osac.gov.
- "Sex trafficking ring busted, Vietnamese women rescued". Focus Taiwan. November 18, 2019.
- "Taiwan News: 7 Human Trafficking Suspects Arrested in Missing Vietnamese Case". The News Lens. January 22, 2019.
- "How migrant workers become human trafficking victims in Taiwan". AP Migration. August 3, 2015.
- "Taiwanese trafficking victim who escaped POGO sex den comes forward". philstar. February 12, 2020.
- "Taiwan's human trafficking issue". Taipei Times. November 26, 2006.
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