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Table IV, Continued.

ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEARS 1986 AND 1987.

KOWLOON.

Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each Head.

Classification of Offences. Total No. of charges. Total No. of Defts. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to prison or detained pending orders of the Governor. Bound over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. 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. OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS. (a)-Against their property. 1. Larceny and attempted larceny: Simple Larceny 1986 1,499 1,471 1,102 1,617 26 32 1,128 1,649 123 161 8 5 131 166 1987 2,326 2,275 1,617 Stealing from the person 1986 153 158 292 137 264 137 266 16 18 1 17 19 1987 289 Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion 1986 14 11 6 24 6 25 4 4 4 Robbery 1987 44 32 1986 52 18 14 1987 194 390 18 4 Piracy 1986 1987 Burglary and house breaking 1986 76 133 70 151 61 136 61 138 9 11 9 11 Demanding with menaces 1987 1986 6 16 8 20 7 17 7 17 4 False pretences and cheating 1987 1986 68 65 40 4.0 26 32 26 33 9 9 4 Receiving and possession of stolen goods 1987 1986 1,122 1,702 1,192 1,799 Larceny by servant 1987 483 837 112 183 1986 595 1,020 465 598 23 23 488 621 1987 2. Arson 1986 4 9 4 12 3 3. Malicious damage 1987 1986 1 31 1 15 1 14 1 15 4. Forgery 1987 1986 211 394 209 412 147 316 6 5 153 321 5. Other offences 1987 1986 28 44 29 50 (b)-Against their persons. 1987 8 22 1. Murder 1986 1987 9 8 2. Manslaughter 1986 5 5 3. Ill-treatment and grievous harm 1987 1986 10 13 11 4. Common assault 1987 1986 148 169 205 5. Kidnapping 1987 1986 1 4 6. Sexual offences 1987 1986 7 6 7. Other offences 1987 1986 34 48 35 OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE. 1987 (c) Against the Crown and Govt. 1. Passport and aliens registration offences 1986 5 1 5 4 2. Weights and measures offences 1987 1986 A 2 B 8 2 3. Currency offences 1987 1986 82 55 65 36 19 11 4. Sedition and intimidation 1987 1986 2 2 5. Unlawful societies 1987 1986 5 5 6. Trespass and damage on Crown Land 1987 1986 61 76 83 96 56 65 15 65 80 7. Misconduct by Government officers 1987 1986 8. Opium offences 1987 1986 11 12 9. Dangerous drugs 1987 1986 418 909 495 375 58 42 10. Tobacco and Liquor offences 1987 1986 318 298 296 241 172 146 76 61 11. Other offences 1987 1986 260 299 291 338 173 229 51 38 Carried forward 1987

Carried forward 4,772 6,474 5,009 6,684 2,097 4,246 379 428 3,370 4,674 918 1,066 83 98 1,001 1,159 78 38 7 117 173 21 25 358 505 51 46 26 23 542 1,194 7 7 53 151 1 2