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There were 65 cases of robbery distributed as follows:-
Hong Kong Island 22 cases.
Kowloon 31
New Territory (South) 17 cases.
New Territory (North) 1 case.
11 cases.
70. The following table indicates the number of serious crimes for the whole Colony, 1931-1936.
Year Charge No cases. Charge cases. Total No. of cases. Value of property stolen. Value of property recovered. 1931 2,784 2,502 5,286 $552,273 $85,910 1932 3,234 2,509 5,743 $735,065 $73,021 1933 3,377 2,253 5,630 $764,492 $67,469 1934 3,480 2,069 5,549 $363,436 $50,551 1935 4,322 2,051 6,373 $576,203 $42,704 1936 6,234 2,804 9,038 $303,497 $69,73971. The following table indicates the number of crimes, classified as outrages, which have been reported to the Police during the last 5 years. It is satisfactory to note this decrease in the number reported.
Year Hong Kong Kowloon N.T.N. N.T.S. Total 1932 37 49 15 4 105 1933 30 37 21 6 94 1934 28 43 20 4 95 1935 27 37 34 4 102 1936 27 40 16 6 89See graph on page 11.