China steps up judicial efforts to combat serious violent crimes

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese courts concluded trials in about 46,000 serious violent criminal cases in 2025, down 7.3 percent from a year earlier, amid stepped-up judicial efforts to safeguard public security, according to a work report of the top court on Monday.

Over the past year, Chinese courts intensified regularized efforts to root out organized crimes while cracking down on criminal gangs tied to clans and family networks in rural areas and those who protect them, said the Supreme People's Court in the report submitted to the ongoing national legislative session for deliberation.

In a separate work report submitted for review on the same day, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said prosecutors nationwide brought charges against around 54,000 suspects involved in murder, robbery, kidnapping and other serious violent crimes last year. Nearly 10,000 suspects of organized crimes were also indicted.

Looking ahead to 2026, both the top court and top procuratorate pledged to step up the crackdown on serious violent crimes and improve the regularized mechanisms to combat organized crimes. ■