NATURE OF OFFENCE.
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Table V.
YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR 1931.
A-SERIOUS OFFENCES.
Charged cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. Charged cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. 1930. 1931. % Charge cases to total. Europeans. Indians. PERSONS CONVICTED. PERSONS DISCHARGED. Chinese. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN. VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED. Arms, 35 6 41 10 10 Assault (Serious), 45 6 51 16 10 Assault with intent to rob, 3 3 6 Burglary, 29 69 98 31 65 5 15 66% 17 94% 6 100% 96 33% 10 10 6 6 36 1 1 2 Coinage Offences, 16 16 11 11 100% 12 7,414.13 1,401.76 5 Deportation, 238 238 219 219 100% 219 Embezzlement, 27 56 83 15 57 72 20% 12 4 112,797.29 6,015.00 House and Godown Breaking, 48 118 166 45 110 155 30% to 48 3 16,268.19 2,328.30 Intimidation and Extortion, 6 6 6 Kidnapping, 44 5 49 26 4 6 100% 30 86% 5 35 Larceny, 2,053 1,674 3,727 1,938 1,561 3,499 55% Larceny from Dwelling Houses, 77 540 617 102 517 619 16% OC - 8 21,898 6 12 157 209,016 74 41,450.94 1 1 113 11 116,914.39 Murder, Larceny on Ships and Wharves, Manslaughter, 77 40 117 60 52 112 53% 60 6 21,297.20 25,004.74 3,261.50 2 3 5 1 1 100% 1 Murder, (Attempted), 10 12 22 4 13 17 23% 1 1 14 1 1 1 1 100% Obtaining by False Pretences, 54 33 87 54 31 85 63% CAD 3 1 43 12 13,995.26 2,772.02 Receiving, 143 143 158 158 100% 145 51 188.50 188.50 Robbery, 8 48 56 19 60 79 24% 22 3 32,517.92 1,858.43 Women and Girls, 21 21 3 3 100% 1 2 Other Serious Offences, Total, 3,060 2,621 5,681 2,785 2,499 5,284 123 11 134 61 22 83 53% 70 25 21,864.31 4,169.00 22 4 2,747 1 314 552,273.93 88,451.09