CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]

1366.

Crimes reported.

ROBBERY

BURGLARY & FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO DWELLING HOUSE.

WITH VIOLENCE TO PERSON.

RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1868, with Results of such Reports,

LARCENY.

FELONIES NOT ALREADY GIVEN.

ASSAULTS.

KID-NAPPING

GAMBLING.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

PIRACY.

MISCELLANEOUS

OFFENCES. EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS. INDIANS. CHINESE. TOTAL. Cases reported. No. of Persons implicated. No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Month EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS INDIANS CHINESE TOTAL Cases reported No. of Persons implicated No. of Persons convicted No. of Persons discharged Cases reported No. of Persons implicated No. of Persons convicted No. of Persons discharged Cases reported January 61 78 55 17 19 61 47 10 682 232 February 90 88 70 12 2 72 65 20 411 112 March 70 87 45 27 2 73 63 17 401 136 April 87 82 59 24 2 82 63 24 480 139 May 90 90 76 14 6 85 79 19 458 162 June July August 65 86 47 35 20 76 78 13 410 148 September October November December 410 TOTAL 4192

POLICE DEPARTMENT, Hongkong, 4th February, 1869.

EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS INDIANS CHINESE TOTAL Cases reported 1576 165 3813 No. of Persons implicated 2167 210 5479 8856 No. of Persons convicted 1576 165 3813 No. of Persons discharged

REMARKS.

(a) Committed suicide before Trial. (b) Died in Hospital 10 (c) Escaped from Gaol. (d) Absconded from Bail, (e) False Charge. () Administering Drugs. (g) Manslaughter. (h) Murder. (i) Perjury, (j) Manslaughter. (k) Murder. (l) Refusal of Duty. 49 Extortion. 16 Rogues and Vagabonds. 11 Damaging Property. 13 Breach of Gaol Ordinance. Public Vehicles Ordinance. Obtaining goods or money under false Pretences. 5 Neglect of Duty and Desertion. Rogues and Vagabonds. Obtaining goods under false Pretences. 71 Mutiny. Damaging Property. Extortion. Broach of Public Vehicles Ordinance. Mutiny. Attempt at Suicide. Suspicious Characters. 104 Hawking without License. 4 Absconding. Not rendering Assistance. Intimidating Workmen. Bribery and Extortion. Breach of Registration Ordinance. Harbor and Coasts, Goot Trespass. 42 Opium and Spirits, 23 Public Vehicles 11 J'awnbroker's Neglect of Duty. 11 Damaging Property. 22 Obtaining goods and money under false Pretences. 24 Counterfeit Coin. Posting Bills. Furious Driving. 38 Firing Crackers. 93 (n) Forgery. 25 (o) Manslaughter. 60 (p) Unnatural Offence, (q) Embezzlement.

Total Number of Cases,....6,043

Total Number of Persons implicated, ........8,856

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent.