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Table VIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CASES OBTAINED BY THE DISTRICT WATCH FORCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
Offence. 1937. 1938. 1939. Murder 3 5 Robbery 3 3 Burglary (or Arms) Larceny 1,123 543 565 Larceny from person 364 372 361 Receiving stolen goods 53 34 22 Unlawful possession 165 92 61 Trafficking in children (or kidnapping) 17 Breach of Women and Girls Ordinance 8 Muitsai (Female Domestic Service Ordinance) 1 Obtaining by false pretences 26 10 15 Disorderly conduct 30 23 16 Loitering 21 8 8 Coinage offences 8 14 3 Deportation ....... Revenue offences Gambling 77 33 77 Miscellaneous 114 40 57 Co 14 20 28 Total..... 2,067 1,214 1,228