STATISTICAL REPORT FOR HONG KONG PRISONS FOR 1938.
Number previously convicted.
Number committed.
Numbers sentenced to imprisonment.
Notes.
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The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against them was 24.3 as compared with 21.6 in 1937 and 15.9 in 1936.
74 The percentage of male prisoners with previous convictions was 26.1.
The daily averages of prisoners in prisons during the year were :- Hong Kong Prison Male 3 Lai Chi Kok Prison 2,342 Female 214 Total. 2,556
Total number committed in 1938. For debt. Destitutes. For safe Custody and not subsequently imprisoned. For Imprisonment. Once. Twice. Thrice or more. Number of First Offenders. Under 1 month. 1 to 6 months. 6 months to 2 years. Over 2 years. Deaths (exclusive of executions). 15-20 40 1,329 192 50 1,082 379 884 58 20-25 2,603 2 129 2,472 613 78 5 1,776 656 1,643 149 24 3 25-50 7,851 19 395 7,447 1,835 220 21 5,371 2,098 4,638 601 110 48 Over 50 1,139 4 36 1,099 169 36 4 890 551 476 69 3 23 Total Chinese males 12,962 25 590 12,347 2,809 384 35 9,119 3,684 7,641 877 145 European males 61 22 12 27 3 2 22 3 21 3 Indian males 22 2 6 4 10 1 9 6 1 Total males 13,045 27 28 606 12,384 2,813 386 35 9,150 3,690 7,668 881 145 Females by age Groups 15-20 121 15 106 8 2 20-25 158 1 25-50 1,139 NT 11 146 12 24 96 39 66 1 125 52 87 6 1 2 82 Over 50 583 15 568 61 23 474 313 243 11 1 Total Females 2,001 3 123 1,875 163 51 23 1,638 850 977 41 7 Grand Total 15,046 30 28 720 14,259 2,976 437 58 10,788 4,540 8,645 922 152 Chinese Males by Age Groups, 1,369