AnnualReport-1927

SERIOUS OFFENCES,

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Table I.

YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR 1927.

Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. % Charge cases to total. 1926. 1927. Europeans. Indians, Chinese. CONVICTED. PERSONS DISCHARGED. VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN VALUE OF PROPERTY Recovered. $ C. $ C. Arms, 112 Assault (Serious), 85 19 104 81% Assault with intent to rob, 3 2 5 ... 34 94% Burglary, 79 ... 34 34 2 ... 5 5 100% Coinage Offences, 7 7 46 53 16 75 ... 16 12 4 4 11,869.38 2,698.65 Deportation, 80 80 172 172 100% 172 Embezzlement, 22 59 81 15 34 *49 30% 12 2 254,150.49 12,527.42 House and Godown Breaking, 24 47 71 25 79 104 .14% 29 Intimidation and Extortion,... 17 17 -20 20 100% 19 14 Kidnapping, 11 4 15 10 10 100% 11 3 Larceny, 1,068 1,087 2,155 1,389 1,226 2,156 56% 2 1,328 Larceny from Dwelling Houses, 49 455 504 67 517 584 11% 63 Larceny on Ships and Wharves, Manslaughter, 37 62 99 69 88 157 43% 70 8 8 5 7 71% Murder, 11 16 27 10 17 58% 4 00 Murder, Attempted, 2 2 1 1 100% Obtaining by False Pretences, 50 20 70 60 22 82 .73% 3 حب 1 53 ... Receiving, 118 118 159 159 100% 90 Robbery,..... 23 96 119 26 ༷* 74 100 26% 39 Women and Girls,..... 8 8 13 13 100% 10 Other Serious Offences, 135 20 155 202 14 216 93% 6 7 164 Total,. 1,794 1,919 3,713 2,394 -2,159 4,553 17 18 2,212 4 1 21,936.59 4,156.38 169 144,503.86 23,188.69 11 92,281.11 14,858.81 7 25,337,32 2,176.10 3 8 *** 11 8,478.40 1,049.73 101 14 43,481.21 2,340.47 6 93 10,255.00 312.00 498 611,293.36 63,308.25

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