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3.-CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.
SERIOUS OFFENCES.
1,816 cases.
In 1878,
1875,
1876,
1,166 1,396 1,485 1,966
1879,
1880,
1881,
1882, 7,329
MINOR OFFENCES.
In 1873,
1874,
1875,
1876,
1877,
In 1878,
6,164 cases.
4,597
4,086
5,061 5,422
1879,
1880,
1881,
1882, 25,330
Altogether.
7,480 cases.
In 1878,
5,768
1879,
5,482
1880,
6,546 7,388
1881
1882, 32,659
2,611 cases.
2,397 2,051 2,329 2,596
11,984
Increase of 63.51 per cent. in 2nd period.
4,224 cases.
3,732
4,364
4,367 3,728
20,415
Decrease of 19.40 per cent. in 2nd period.
4.-DETAIL OF CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.
1. Murders,
2. Robbery with violence from the person,
3. Burglaries and Larcenies in dwellings,
4. Assault with intent to rob,
5. Kidnapping,
6. Piracy,
7. Unlawful possession,
8. Larcenies,
9. Felonies not already given,
6,835 cases. 6,129
6,415
6,696
6,324
32,399
SERIOUS OFFENCES.
1873 to 1877. Yearly average.
1878 to 1882.
4.0
16
3.2
29.6
87.4
87.2
1.2
0.8
69.0
54.8
5.4
7.6
246.8
321.4
1,016.4
1,876.6
18.2
15.6
MINOR OFFENCES.
1873 to 1877.
Yearly average.
1878 to 1882.
Yearly average
4,314
862.8
4,117
823.4
1,158
231.6
1,526
305.2
1,902.2
1,786.0
535.8
340.4
526.4
292.6
1,007.2
585.4
10. Assault,
11. Gambling,
12. Miscellaneous,
13. Drunkenness,
14. Nuisances,
15. No pass or light,
5.-NUMBER OF PRISONERS ARRESTED BY POLICE.
FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES.
1,278 persons. In 1878,
In 1873,
1874,
1875, 1876, 1877,
1,144
1,273
1,269
1,537
1881,
1882, 6,501
2,125 persons. 1,866 1,638 1,796 1,966
9,391
FOR MINOR OFFENCES.
Excepting Nos. 13, 14, and 15, (see Table 2), of which no details are given.
5,050 persons. In 1878,
4,060
1879,
4,268
1880,
5,102 4,493
1881,
1882, 22,973
4,614 persons. 4,248 4,423 5,161 4,448
22,894