PART IV
CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT
THE STATE OF CRIME
87. There were 635,051 reports dealt with by the Police during the year, which was an increase of 54,211 compared with last year. Of the total number of reports, no offence was disclosed in 212,314 cases leaving a total of 422,737. The following table shows a breakdown of these reports with comparative figures for the previous four years.
1962-63
1963-64 1964-65
Serious Crime ...
14,660
14,245
17,076
1965-66
20,022
1966-67
21,516
Offences Punishable by
Deportation...
98
Minor Narcotics Offences
16,081
Miscellaneous Offences
+
143,596
96
88 19,914 19,187 202,481 259,492
86 17,913 325,357
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18,310
382,890
419,334 453,759
174,435 236,736
363,378 422,737 244,899 217,023 261,795 217,462 212,314
557,638 580,840 635,051
295,843
Total Reports Disclosing
Offences
No Offences
•
Total Number of Reports
The table below analyses crime over the past five years on the basis of reports per 100,000 of population.
Serious Crime...
Offences Punishable by
Deportation...
Minor Narcotics Offences Miscellaneous Offences
Total Reports Disclosing
Offences
...
Reports Disclosing No
Offence
Total Number of Reports
1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67
415.65
391.02 465.59
523.70
580.07
2.78
2.64 455.94 546.64 4,071.34
5,558.08
2.35
513.04 6,938.48
2.25
0.57 468.54 493.64 8,510.11 10,322.71
945.71 6,498.38 7,910.46 9,504.60 11,396.99
6,943.55 5,957.26 7,000.05 5,687.99 5,723.98
11,889.26 12,455.64 14,910.51 15,192.59 17,120.97
88. Reports of hawking and traffic offences grouped within the cate- gory of Miscellaneous Offences showed a substantial increase compared with the previous year, and were mainly responsible for the increased
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