Appendix K.
REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
FOR THE YEAR 1916.
The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1916 was 11,319 as against 9,460 in 1915 being an increase of 1,859 or 19.65 per cent. The average for the last five years is 10,853.4.
In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences, there appears an increase, as compared with 1915, of 396 cases or 12.68 per cent. in the former and of 1,463 cases or 23.09 per cent. in the latter.
The increase and decrease as compared with 1915 in Serious Offences are shown as follows:-
Increase. Decrease. Burglary and Larceny from dwelling, 341 Murder, 1 Kidnapping and Protection of Women and Children, 1 Robbery, 5 Unlawful possession, ... Assault with intent to rob, ... Larceny, 56 Other Felonies, 5 21 12 Nett increase, 396 419 23This increase was to a large extent due to the very large influx of Chinese owing to the disturbances in Chinese Territory.
2. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1915 and 1916 and number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.
MURDER.
3. Twelve murders were reported to the Police during the year, compared with 13 in 1915.
In connection with 7 of these reports, no arrest was made, and in the remaining 5 cases, arrests were made. There were 2 cases in which convictions were obtained (5 persons of whom 3 were convicted and 2 discharged). In 3 cases there was no conviction (3 persons).