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Policing

Table 7-6 Results of Preventing and Suppressing Public Gang Activities

Result Number of Number of Underage Gang
Year Missions Persons Inspected Members Found

2018 40 2 304 25
2019 69 4 123 44

2020 76 4 944 13

2021 88 14 375 311
2022 85 16 108 97

Increase/Decrease Percentage (%) -3.41 +12.06 -68.81
from 2021 to 2022

Carrying out inspections of specific industries

In order to prevent gangs from invading other enterprises’ rights through being listed in share-
holders’ meetings, in 2022, the NPA dispatched police forces to inspect 459 listed companies, and

to monitor 316 shareholders’ meetings, where no incidents or illegal activities were found.

Systemic gang-sweeping

In 2022, the NPA continued to adopt strategies like “pursuing the outlaws,” “exterminating evil,”
and “tracing the roots,” to crack down on gangs involved in all kinds of crimes. A total of 501 gangs
were busted and 3,753 suspects were arrested; the value of all unlawful interests is estimated at over
NT$521,010,000. In addition, in 2022, a total of 175 affiliated business locations were penalized after

police inspections.

Gang-sweeping operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

In order to maintain social order during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPA targeted specific
gangs and implemented the government’s gang-sweeping/anti-violence policies. In 2022, 6 nation-
al gang-sweeping operations were conducted with the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, cracking

down on 310 organized crime groups, arresting 2,103 gangsters, and seizing unlawful interests
of NT$63,706,782 and 319 guns. In addition, from October 19 to November 19, 2022 (before the
voting day of the 2022 Local Civil Servants Election), local police departments are authorized to
continually implement district gang-sweeping operations, demonstrating police force in combating
organized crime.

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