Table IV,-Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEARS 1985 AND 1986.
KOWLOON,
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each Head.
Classification of Offences. Total No. of charges. Convicted and sentence. Delts. 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 behaviour. Imprisoned till Court rises. Police Supervision. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced. To come up for judgment. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS. (a)-Against their property. 1985 1. Larceny and attempted larceny: Simple Larceny 834 1,499 815 1,471 Stealing from the person 180 153 158 109 Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion, 9 14 7 3 Robbery 11 29 11 26 Piracy Burglary and house breaking 60 76 47 7 Demanding with menaces 5 6 3 False pretences and cheating 39 68 40 32 Receiving and possession of stolen goods: 250 1,122 208 1,102 Larceny by servant 62 65 61 8 2. Arson .... 2 ... 2 3. Malicious damage 4 4 4 3 4. Forgery 36 1 21 1 5. Other offences 14 1 9 (b)-Against their persons. 1. Murder 3 1 3 1 2. Manslaughter 3 3 5 2 3. Ill-treatment and grievous harm 34 10 15 11 4. Common assault 146 148 102 205 80 89 5. Kidnapping 20 22 6 4 6. Sexual offences 8 7 7 6 7. Other offences 13 34 6 14 OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE, (c)-Against the Crown and state. 1. Passport and aliens registration offences 2 2 2 4 2. Weights and measures offences 3. Sedition and intimidation 45 82 40 65 4. Unlawful societies 1 1 1 1 5. Trespass and damage on Crown Land 7 6. Opium offences 120 61 103 93 7. Misconduct by Government officers 8. Dangerous drugs 649 418 698 405 9. Tobacco and Liquor offences 190 318 172 62 10. Other offences 160 250 180 281 124 178 Carried forward 13,380 4,772 8,534 5,009 2,353 2,997 2,632 3,976* figures included in 5 other offences
† figures not available.