Total No. of
Total No. of
Classification of Offences.
charges.
Defendants.
Convicted and
sentencer.
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Table IV.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1933 AND 1934.
HONG KONG.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each Head.
Discharged.
Committed for
trial at the Supreme Court.
Committed to Prison or Detained pending Orders
of H.E. the Governor.
Bound over without further penalty.
To keep the peace and be of good
To come up for
judgment.
behaviour.
Convicted and cautioned,
Under police supervision.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS,
1933
1934
1933
1934
1933
1934
1933
1934
1933
1934
1933
1934
1933
1934
(a)-Against their property
1. Larceny Simple
903
901
479
706
Stealing from the person......
217
187
172
193
115
168
145
163
Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion
10
10
32
16
Robbery
16
26
20
2
10
Piracy
...
Burglary and housebreaking
108
100
106
94
20
Demanding with menaces
6
6
6
6
False pretences and cheating
77
116
76
72
45
Receiving and possession of stolen goods
734
700
738
606
420
294
10
339
348
2. Arson.....
1
3
3. Malicious damage
10
10
11
18
J
4. Forgery......
12
31
42
5. Other offences
119
87
126
(b)-Against their persons.
1. Homicide
2
2. Unlawful treatment and grievous harm
13
11
180
223
25
20
265
3. Common assault
4. Kidnapping
2
5. Sexual offences
6. Other offences
OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE.
(c)-Against the Crown and Government.
1. Currency offences
2. Sedition, Intimidation and breach of
emergency regulations..
3. Unlawful societies
4. Trespass and damage on Crown Land...
5. Theft and damage of public stores
6. Misconduct by Government officers,
7. Opium and Revenue offences
8. Dangerous drug and goods
9. Other offences
Carried forward,
10
2,652
– ...
2,145
5,043
37
80
30
18
30
I
125
90
88
A0
13
101
10
70
2,726
7,186
2,244
{,633
280
214
2,538
2,064
113
143
34
112
15
127
327
128
338
60
2-5
18
78
296
6,574
5,280
4,000
8,908
372
302
4,372
4,295
13
19
109
92
25
14
1
G
36
39
748
608
21
38
265
38
16
108
3
12
51
F.
M.
F.
Previously convicted.
F
1934
1933
1933
1934
7:
15
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13
28
41
34
116
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