Serious OFFENCES,
Table II. Yearly Return of Crime for the Whole Colony for 1923. PERIOD-YEAR 1923. PERSONS CONVICTED. PERSONS DISCHARGED. PROPERTY PROPERTY Charge cases, Cases without charge. Total cases. % Charge cases to total. Europeans. Indians, Chinese. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. STOLEN RECOVERED. C. S Armis, 218 218 1 220 Assault, 304 304 3 1 294 36 98 ... Assault with intent to rob, 5 5 8 Burglary, 13 61 74 18% 18 7,982.68 960.2% Coinage Offences, 14 14 13 Deportation, 58 58 57 Embezzlement, 22 House and Godown Breaking, 7 99 56 28% 16 60 67 10% 10 Intimidation and Extortion, 23 23 18 Kidnapping, 5 11 55% 8 Larceny, 1,180 980 2,160 59% 975 Larceny from Dwelling House, 51 509 560 9% 56 Larceny on Ship and Wharf, 26 153 179 1.5% 21 21 $11,898.97 14,789.35 ... 288 $168,800.90 $24,699.16 $128,969.02 $17,998.50 12 $34,352.43 $600.00 $3,312.00 ... $5,294.25 Manslaughter. 3 1 Murder. 15 22 3 4 Murder, Attempted, 14 5 19 13 1 Obtaining by False Pretences.. 35 20 55 64% 24 18 $90,816.61 $345.00 Receiving and Unlawful Possession, 352 352 262 134 Robbery..... 35 134 169 21% 35 21 $100,061.48 $1,864.7 Rogue and Vagabond, 46 46 48 * Women and Girls,... Other Serious Offences, 63 204 63 57 42 246 185 11 14 137 Total..... 2,687 2,042 4,729 8 3 2,344 1 $657,671.44 $55,073.65Page 255
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