Serious offences.

Charged cases,

Cases without charge.

Total cases.

Charged cases.

Cases without charge.

Total cases.

% charge cases to total.

Table V.

YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR OF 1938.

1937.

1938.

Persons convicted.

Persons discharged.

Value of property stolen.

Value of property recovered.

Europeans. Indians. Chinese. Europeans. Indians. Chinese.

Arms

39

13

Assault (serious)

17

*+

52

57

65

87%

1

75

13

1

18

42

49

85%

1

44

432

Assault with intent to rob

5

5

7

7

100%

12

Burglary

106

155

261

113

198

311

36%

136

31,400.69

2,381.68

Coinage offences

22

22

9

9

100%

13

Deportation

742

742

565

565

100%

555

Embezzlement

18

32

House & godown breaking

145

165

3585

50

24

28

52

46%

24

25,293.75

1,554.58

310

211

294

28%

94

22,978.90

3,908.34

Intimidation & extortion

3

3

1

5

100%

7

Kidnapping

11

11

8

8

100%

1

Larceny

6,197

3,330

9,527

5,418

Larceny from dwelling house

64

350

414

63

3,279

428

8,697

62%

5,491

282

206,592.41

70,434.69

491

12%

62

5

128,131.14

24,845.75

Larceny on ships & wharf

130

96 |

226

124

99

223

55%

134

11

17,408.63

2,195.70

Manslaughter

11

2

13

4

4

100%

4

Murder

9

5

14

ז'

12

19

36%

5

168.42

Murder, attempted

1

2

Obtaining by false pretences

140

34

174

102

24

126

80%

Receiving

366

366

240

240

100%

203

Robbery

40

57

97

43

66

109 |

39%

Women and girls

3

3

1

1

100%

Other serious offences

100

24

124

87

26

113

75%

38578

95

11

26,738.29

359.13

71

19

33,378.77

2,613.39

35

51,454.43

11,107.00

Total.

8,169

4,265 12,434

7,002

4,386 11,388

13

6

7,105

3

1

485

543,545.43

119,400.26

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