最高检发布2024年“四大检察”工作白皮书

Core Insights - The Supreme People's Procuratorate released the 2024 "Four Major Prosecutions" work white paper, highlighting advancements in legal supervision and the performance of various prosecutorial responsibilities over the past year [1] Criminal Prosecution - In 2024, national procuratorial organs handled 781,919 criminal cases involving 1,117,281 individuals, representing a year-on-year decrease of 5.7% and 7.6% respectively; however, the number of arrests approved increased by 3.6% to 752,594 [2] - The number of criminal prosecutions decreased by 14.3% to 1,531,209 cases involving 2,179,648 individuals, with a 3.4% decline in prosecutions decided [2] - There was a noted decrease in serious violent crimes, while minor offenses continued to rise in proportion [2] Civil Prosecution - The civil prosecution work has been optimized, focusing on the supervision of effective civil judgments and enhancing the strength of appeals and retrial suggestions [2] - A total of 275,038 civil prosecution cases were accepted, maintaining a stable scale of civil prosecution supervision [2] Administrative Prosecution - In 2024, 194,700 administrative litigation supervision cases and 17,000 administrative violation supervision cases were handled, with 182,000 supervisory opinions proposed, marking a 4.6% increase year-on-year [3] - The administrative prosecution supervision functions have developed more comprehensively and coordinately [3] Public Interest Litigation - A total of 151,270 public interest litigation cases were filed, with civil cases accounting for 10.3% and administrative cases 89.7%; the total number of cases filed decreased by 20.3% [3] - Through public interest litigation, the procuratorial organs facilitated the cleanup of 55,000 acres of polluted water areas and 388,000 acres of contaminated soil, while recovering 1.01 billion yuan in environmental damage compensation [3] Overall Performance - The quality and efficiency of case handling have improved, with a conviction rate of 99.97% for criminal cases, and acceptance rates for civil and administrative supervision opinions at 93% and 84.8% respectively [4] - The support rate for public interest litigation cases in court reached 99.5%, indicating a strong performance across various prosecutorial functions [4]