Classification of Offences,
Total No of charges.
Total No. of Defendants.
Convicted and sentenced.
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Table IV, Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1931 AND 1932.
Kowloon,-Continued.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each Head.
Discharged. Bound over without further penalty. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to Prison or Detained pending Orders of H. E. the Governor. Previously convicted. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour, To answer any charge. Witnesses punished for making false charge or giving false evidence, Police Supervision. 37. Total. Bringht forward....... 7921 1982 (d)-- Against Public Justice. 1931 1932 2 324 2,541 2,568 1931 1932 1931 1932 1,766 1,712 69 122 1,835 1,834 500 590 14 26 514 716 32 28 145 9 1. Escape and breach of prison 106 117 100 104 106 2 2. Returning from banishment... 3. Perjury.... 3 3 4. Bribery 19 14 19 15 13 1 3 106 109 8 2 18 11 5. Other offences ... (e)- Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace. 2. Unlawful possession of arms 3. Other offences ()-Against trade. 1. Trade marks infringement 3. Food and drugs offences. 4. Other offences 2. Employers and workmen offences (g)-Against Public Morals and Police, 1. Begging and touting 274 201 488 400 239 193 51 17 214 210 7 Yo 6 37 5 23 * ₺ 26 22 13 {2 12 ” 10 - 3- 10 1 2-- 14 32 50 - 1 11 * 11 179 : 94 11 170 157 *** 2. Brothels, and procuration of women 142 140 154 23 67 3. Lotteries and gambling... 388 205 1,288 $42 1,250 795 2 1. Offences against public health 462 115 502 447 392 319 18 ༢༠༠སྐ 13 170 G 2 112 128 135 + 10 8 7 1,252 802 36 40 35 4 410 373 61 56 10 62 66 5. Street hawkers offences ! 3,682 7,352 3,764 7,180 3,318 5,309 73 764 3,386 6,073 346 814 18 217 364 1,031 6. Obstruction ........ i 7. Offences with fire crackers, *. Drunkenness 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature 2,796 3,504 2,776 2,544 2,495 2,198 2,496 2,203 275 340 279 341 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles + 11. Vagrants and stowaways 5t 24 112 12. Unlicensed or unmuzzled dogs i 19. Other offences ...... 4,920 365 5,029 91 374 3,999 102 86 102 S 10 0 10 6 280 383 4,322 28+ 546 71 70 816 72 14. Other offences unspecified. 23 24 21 + Total,... 6,301 14,418 16,804 15,242 13,764 13,295 650 1,079 14,114 1,823 2,113 113 270 1,936 2,380 4 346 214 24 * 1981 Figures for Juveniles not available. + leaked in gૐ, Included in g 13. 32 45 33 3 3 3 7 10 35 16 162 16 5 296 * Included in other offences unspecified. 27* 1981 Figures for Juveniles not available.
+ leaked in gૐ, Included in g 13.
32 45 33 3
3 3 7 10
35 16 162 16
5 296 * Included in other offences unspecified.
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