AnnualReport-1924

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

Table II.

YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR 1924,

Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. 1923. 1924. % Charge cases to total. Europeans. Indians, Chinese. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. CONVICTED. PERSONS PERSONS Discharged. VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED. Arms, 218 218 155 155! 1 1511 45 Assault, 304 304 353 353 1 3961 91 Assault with intent to rob, 5 5 3 3 3 2 Burglary, 13 61 74 10 50 60 17% 13 1 12,296.98 1,923.63 Coinage Offences, 14 14 16 16 13 5 Deportation, 58 58 99 99 99 1 Embezzlement, 22 56 78 16 47 63 25% 9 30,338.46 House and Godown Breaking, 7 60 67 46 57 19% 9 6 19,344.70 93.00 1,444.50 Intimidation and Extortion,.. 23 23 44 14 42 28% Kidnapping, 6 5 11 20 4) 22 91% 22 Larceny, 1.80 980 2,160 1,449 1,185 2,634 2,634 55% Larceny from Dwelling House, 51 509 560 67 572 639 11% 1 1,333 79 232197,597.56 16 122,144.11 Larceny on Ship and Wharf, 26 153 179 73 102 175 42% ல 75 21❘ 24,315,64 32,310.22 14,941.05 995.70 Manslaughter, 4 2 6 3 3 6 50% ... Murder, 7 15 22 10 15 25 20% 4 Murder, Attempted, 14 5 19 2 5 7 29% 2 Obtaining by False Pretences,. 35 20 55 52 28 80 65% 37 25 130,840.89 20.00 Receiving and Unlawful Possession. 352 352 438 438 381 1 02 Robbery,... 35 134 169 32 113 145 22% 34 19 59,419.50 3,610.26 Rogue and Vagabond, 46 46 77 77 06 20 Women and Girls,... G3 63 03 63 61 2 Other Serious Offences, 204 42 246 137 35 172 80% 3 113 3 60 3,727.00 Total,. 1,687 2,042 4,729 3,130 2,203 5,333 4 9 2,948 6 688 600,024.84 55,338.36

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