Table IV..
RETURN of MINOR OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1907, showing Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.
ASSAULT.
GAMBLING.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DRUN- NUIS-
No
LIGHT
KENNESS. ANCES.
ALL MINOR OFFENCES.
OR PASS.
YEAR.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
convicted.
No. of Persons
discharged.
Total No.
arrested.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
convicted.
No. of Persons
discharged.
Total No. arrested.
1898,
1,765 | 2,880
242 2,622
235
1,077
55
1899,
1,414 1,595 281 1,876 199
661
1900,
1901,
1902,
1,581 1,891 341 2,235 324 1,620 | 2,034 297 1,287 1,667 271
1,564
2,331 265 1,517 1,938 259 1,378
42
5 70 35 2 17
Cases reported.
No. of Persons
convicted.
1,132
4,631
5,412
307 5,719 161
939
731
3,170
3,434 320 8.754
133
715
1,599
3,265
3,625 375 4,000
182
1,039
1,559
3,267
3,844 390 4,234
150
466
1,395
· 3,653
4,562 571 5,133
167
1,057
Total,.
7,617 9,567 1,435
11,002 · 1,312
6,197
219
6,416
17,886
20,877 | 1,963 | 22,840
793
4,216
Cases
reported. No. of Persons
convieten.
No. of Persons
discharged. Total No.
arrested.
7,661 8,869 604 9,473 | 5,631 5,690 671 6,361
6,341 7,080 754
7,834
5,768 7,395 729
8,124
6,423| 7,607 859
8,466
31,824 36,641|3,617 | 40,258
1903,
1904,
1905,
1906,
1907,
1,169 1,539 269 1,808 204 1,160 1,575 269 1,841 166 1,239 1,823 165 1,988 178 1,136| 1,705 172 1,119 1,708 163
1,101
44
890
25
1,404
1,877 299
2,460 44
1,871 315
2,498 37
1,145
915 5,466
1,491 5,842
2,504 5.0-3
2,535 5,177
4,134
4,475 410 4,915 6,074 497 6.571 6,663 405 7,068
160
723
6,390 7,115 | 753
7,868
191
1,297
8,280 | 8,539 |
161
1,113
8,533 | 9,890
5,589 472 6,061 5,785 315 6,100 118
112
1,179
7,811 | 9,754
791 9,330 657 | 10,547 68810,442
1,505
8,234 9,991
515 10,506
Total,
5,623 | 8,350 | 1,038
9,388 1,162
8,353 237
8,590
25,704
28,586 2,129 29,815
742
5,817
39,248 45,289 3,404 48,693
Average of 1st period,..... 1523.4 1913.4|287.0
Average of 2nd period,... [1164.6 1670.0 207.6
2200.4 | 262.4
1877.6232.4
1239.4 43.8
1670.6 47.4
1283.2 3577.2
1718.0 5140.8
4175.4392.6 |4568.0 158.6 5717.2425.8 5963.0 148.4 1163.4
843.2
6364.8 7328.2723.4 | 8051.6
7849.6 9057,8 680.8|9738.6
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