# H 17
## Table IX.
### ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE Magistrates' Courts during a period of ten years.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male, Female and Juvenile Defendants under each head.
Year Total number of cases Total number of defendants Convicted and sentenced Committed or detained pending trial at Supreme Court Discharged Committed to prison To keep the peace order of His Excellency the Governor to be of good behaviour, and to answer any charge Did not appear and absconded Enforcement of bonds Punished for making false charge or giving false evidence Undecided M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. M. F. J. M. F. J. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1926 30,516 35,509 1,592 31,360 1,379 3,540 149 83 403 64 1927 32,122 37,830 1,516 33,114 1,300 3,501 160 93 1 521 49 1 1928 28,468 30,148 1,263 26,191 1,005 3,157 222 84 1 575 35 1929 31,558 32,832 1,580 27,308 1,323 4,872 203 195 6 461 54 6 123 100 136 44 1930 38,646 39,978 2,542 33,387 2,024 5,931 464 48 2 410 52 2 5 Total 161,810 175,697 8,493 151,360 7,037 21,001 1,193 443 4 2,370 254 9 95 497 +355 Average per Year 32,262 35,139.4 1,698.6 30,272 1,407.4 4,200.2 239.6 88.6 .8 474 50.8 1.8 1931 38,573 40,337 2,199 35,296 1,892 4,233 246 66 1 1 670 1932 33,573 32,531 1933 46,087 41,750 1934 53,817 1935 56,727 Total 228,777 Average per Year 45,755.4 41,664 35,034 5,591 4,868 593 271 94 2 2 775 380 60 130 221 21 26,726 1,807 39,433 3,051 8,046 5,824 1,518 866 57 2 1 808 144 125 5,228.4 2,011.5 35,101.6 3,933.6 7,612 1,210 1,852 644 73 1 3 607 129 142 1,475 1,151 137 7 2 1,309 312 685 $ 45 $ 31 24 3 32 R SER 30 5 5,084 2,932 427 12 9 4,169 775 1,173 2 $ 45 $ 31 § 24 $ 4 250 3 5 1,136.8 733 85.4 2.4 1.8 833.8 155 293.25 .4 .8 50 .G 1.25 **Grand Total for the ten Years** **390,087** **Average per Year** **39,008.7** **38,401.7** **3,463.5** **32,686.8** **2,670.5** **4,895.6** **688.2** **870** **87** **16** **T** **26** **6,539** **1,029** **11** **747** **8** **653.9** **102.9** **1.1** **―** **74.7** **―** **―** **―** **1.0** **2.6** **―** **―** **―** **―** **.4** **.3** **!** **!*** Prior to 1932 Juveniles were included in Columns M. or F.
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