APPENDICES
Appendix XVIII — Contd.
Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1959
Offence
No. of No. of
cases
reported
cases detected
379
No. of Persons Charged
or Summonsed
16 years 17 years
& under
& over
Class 3-Larceny Offences
27. Robbery with Firearms ..
28. Robbery with Other Offensive
Weapons
29. Robbery with Aggravation
30. Robbery
10
4
6
•
24
39
31. Assault with intent to rob
2227
9
1
18
23
6
35
A
1
1
5
32. Demanding Money, etc. with
Menaces
122
110
11
84
33. Larceny from Person (Snatching)
435
268
38
234
34. Larceny from Person (Pickpocket)
508
403
120
295
35. Larceny from Dwelling ..
752
231
28
189
36. Larceny from Ship and Wharf
36
13
4
20
37. Larceny from Vehicle
515
210
40
152
38. Larceny of Bicycle
307
113
16
~91
39. Misc. Simple Larceny
6,407
4,236
720
3,290
40. Receiving
95
95
13
73
Total Larcenies
9,259
5,721
998
- 4,493
Class 4-Offences Involving Fraud
41.
Embezzlement
181
168
1
42. Larceny by Servant
321
306
20
223
224
43. Larceny by Bailee
58
49
10
38
44. Larceny by Trick
164
65
3
61.
45. Obtaining by False Pretences
280
235
2
161
46. Fraudulent Conversion
66
64
1
47
47. Obtaining Credit by Fraud
18
17
18
48. Forgery
33
33
25
▸
49. Obtaining by means of Forgery 50. Possession of Forged Documents,
Notes, Dies, etc.
32
30
220
20
20
20
20
51. Uttering Forged Documents, etc. 52. Counterfeiting Offences
43
43
41
27
53. Other Frauds and Cheats
243
236
6
196
Total Frauds
1,459
1,266
43
945