AnnualReport-1926

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

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Table II.

YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR 1926.

Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. % Charge cases to total. 1925. 1926. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. 30. CONVICTED. PERSONS PERSONS DISCHARGED. VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED. C. C. Arms, 123 123 112 Assault (Serious), 258 258 Assault with intent to rob, 1 1 Burglary, 4 54 58 Coinage Offences, 5 5 7 $2427 $119 94% 3 134 21 46 53 13% 6 6 Deportation, 103 103 80 80 81 Embezzlement, 18 44 62 22 59 81 27% 14 House and Godown Breaking, 13 62 75 24 47 71 33% 30 Intimidation and Extortion, 32 32 17 17 18 Kidnapping, 9 1 10 11 4 15 73% 13 Larceny, 1,016 1,050 2,066 1,008 1,087 2,155 49% 1,013 1 Larceny from Dwelling Houses, 29 409 498 49 455 504 9.7% 48 Larceny on Ships and Wharfes, 66 74 140 37 62 99 37% 37 $146 $116,317.54 $9 $98,349.74 $17,645.56 $110,974.37 $1,146.00 $5,951.65 $319.83 $104,194.46 $45,350.15 $1,478.22 $2,940.30 11 7 $27,185.99 Manslaughter, 3 8 3 1 Murder, 10 13 23 11 16 27 40.7% 9 Murder, Attempted, 5 10 2 Obtaining by False Pretences.. 38 7 45 50 20 70 71% Receiving and Unlawful Possession. 357 357 118 Robbery,..... 33 136 169 23 96 119 19% Rogue and Vagabond, 77 77 Now Shown in Minde Offences. 288 34 86 1 23 $5,920.73 $1,015.00 61 39 16 $38,377.46 $1,092.90 Women and Girls,... 61 61 8 7 4 Other Serious Offences, 174 64 238 135 20 155 87% 99 2 52 $58,940.43 $529.50 Total,...... 2,435 1,979 4,414 1,794 1,919 3,713 1,084 3 3 382 $484,382.53 $53,359.30

Included in Larceny (Serious: Table II) is the sum of $34,611.07 "Larceny by Bailee" and $20,158.47 "Larceny by Servant" of which $14,184.72 was recovered.