Appendix XVIII-Contd.
Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1957
Offence
No. of No. of
cases
cases
reported detected
No. of Persons Charged
or Summonsed
391
16 yrs.
17 yrs.
& under
& over
Class 3: Larceny Offences
27. Robbery with Firearms
3
28. Robbery with Other Offensive
Weapons
35
16
3
31
29. Robbery with Aggravation
67
31
47
30. Robbery
__-7
3
3
31.
Assault with intent to) Rob
10
7
9
32. Demanding Money, etc. with
Menaces
41
31
41
33. Larceny from Person (Snatching) 34. Larceny from Person (Pickpocket). 35. Larceny from Dwelling
672
234
34
200
647
410
48
-365
1,016
242
29
207
36. Larceny from Ship & Wharf ..................
.....
125
43
46
37. Larceny from Vehicle...
705
195
29
148
38. -Larceny of Bicycle
421
85
I
78
39. Misc. Simple Larcenies
8,661
3,986
371
3,623
40.
Receiving...
96
95
5
81
Total Larcenies
12,506
5,378
520
4,879
Class 4: Offences Involving Fraud
41.
Embezzlement...
341
297
40
42. Larceny by Servant
340
298
12
222
43. Larceny by Bailee
69
36
3
26
44. Larceny by Trick
198
50
56
45. Obtaining by False Pretences
214
152
1
97
46. Fraudulent Conversion
43
32
1
17
47. Obtaining Credit by Fraud
40
39
15
48. Forgery
14
12
10
49. Obtaining by means of Forgery...
11
7
7
50. Possession of Forged Documents,
Notes, Dies, etc.
5
5
LO
5
51. Uttering Forged Documents
18
18
1
15
52. Counterfeiting Offences
1
1
1
53. Other Frauds and Cheats
191
188
3
108
Total Frauds
1,485
1,135
21
619