APPENDICES
Appendix IX
Contd
(Chapter 13: Law, Order and Records) Serious Crime in the Year 1960
Offence
Number
Number
of cases reported
of cases detected
395
Number of Persons Charged or Summonsed 16 years 17 years
& under
& over
Class 5-Other serious offences
54.
Arson
5
5
1
5
55.
Malicious damage
151
128
18
94
56. Threatening letters other than
demanding
4
1
1
57. Conspiracies
13
13
1
33
58. Offering bribes to police
27
27
26
59. Offering bribes to others
8
8
6
60.
Soliciting or receiving bribes by
police
4
4
3
61. Soliciting or receiving bribes by
others
8
8
4
62. All other serious offences not
classified
43
41
1
37
Total other offences
263
235
21
209
Total of classes 1 to 5
11,534
7,118
1,161
4,361
Percentage of crime detected in classes 1 to 5 =
61.71%.
Class 6-Offences discovered
following arrest
63. Membership of an unlawful
society
1,127
1,127
6
1,094
64. Possession of arms and/or
ammunition
24
24
1
20
65. Unlawful possession
1,005
1,005
52
851
66. Possession of housebreaking
implements
21
21
11
67. Possession of instrument fit for
unlawful purpose
112
112
2
68. Found on enclosed premises
28
28
22222223
25
69. Loitering with intent to commit
a felony.
228
228
5
207
70. Other serious offences
2
2
2
Total class 6 offences
2,547
2,547
66
2,242
Grand total of all serious crime
14,081
9.665
1,227
6,603
Percentage of crime detected in all classes = 68.63%.