118
NUMBER OF PERSONS.
NUMBER OF CASES.
DESCRIPTION.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1883. 1884. 1885. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1883. 1884. 1885.
TABLE C.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under the notice of the POLICE, during the Years 1883, 1884, and 1885.
SERIOUS.
MINOR.
NUMBER OF PERSONS.
NUMBER OF CASES.
DESCRIPTION.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1883. 1884. | 1885, 1883. 1884. 1885. 1888. 1884. 1885.
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police,
Murder,
2
4
3
2 Assault,
Robbery with Violence from the Person, Burglary or Larceny from Dwelling, Assault with Intent to Rob,
30
52
96 17
18 70 15
81
47
93
21
15 36
54
1
2
1
I
Kidnapping,
80
32
53
7
25
42
Piracy,
13
9
17
4
16
13
200
8
Unlawful Possession,
Larcenics,
Felonies not already given,
254 298 229
217
262 165
81 109
1,980 2,153 1,927 32 56 45
887 949 952 25 32 36 22
312
ཡ Ëཎྜསྨྲེ
35
Gambling,
8
Miscellaneous,
Drunkenness,.......
60
Nuisance,
20
No Pass or Light,.
730 1,118 753 86
104 255
852 | 1,513 358 594 2,629 2,4411,901 2,804 | 2,636 |1,998
973 299 397 273 736 166 124 659 581
58
426
-158
202
323
Po
527
790
690
No analysis of Convictions & Discharges.
1,135 2,896
387
96
322 300
19
40
Total,
|2,423 | 2,652 | 2,466 1,178 1,297 | 1,298
485
560
561
Total,.........
5,265 7,5514,3094,0144,743 3,7071,024 | 1,102
757
Decrease 186 Cases or 7.01 per cent.
Decrease 3,242 Cases or 42.93 per cent.
Total Decrease-3,428 Cases or 34.18 per cent.
Police Department, Hongkong, 9th January, 1886.