Appendix K.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1930.
SUMMARY OF CRIME FOR 1930.
The total number of cases reported to the Police during the year 1930, was 24,931 as against 21,140 in 1929, being an increase of 3,791 cases or 17.9%. The average for the last five years is 22,034.
SERIOUS CRIME.
There were 5,681 serious cases in 1930, as against 5,348 in 1929, an increase of 333 cases or 6.2%. House and Godown Breaking showed an increase of 40 cases, Burglaries 20 and Larcenies 341. Robberies showed a decrease of 55 cases, (47 in Hong Kong and 8 in the New Territories).
Murders stand the same as for 1929, i.e. 22 cases.
MINOR CRIME.
There were 19,250 minor cases in 1930, as against 15,792 in 1929, an increase of 3,458 cases or 21.9%. The increase is principally due to offences under the following headings:— Hawking, Mendicants, Merchant Shipping, Nuisances, Opium, and Traffic
See Table I.
PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
The estimated value of property stolen during the year was $1,426,688 as against $566,485 in 1929 an increase of $860,203 or 151.8%.
The average for the last five years is $713,574.00,
The value of property recovered during the year was $72,640 or 5% of the property stolen as against $67,617 or 11% of the property stolen in 1929 a decrease of 6% in ratio between the property stolen and property recovered.
Included in the sum of $1,426,688 shown in the estimated value of property stolen are the following amounts which were embezzled, mis-appropriated, or stolen by clerks or servants of