TABLE C.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under notice of POLICE, during the Years 1875, 1876, and 1877.
SERIOUS.
MINOR.
Number of Persons.
Number of Cases.
Number of Cases.
Convicted.
Description.
Discharged,
Description.
Number of Persons.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1875 1870 1877
1875 1870 | 1877 1875 1870
1877
Murder,
3+
Robbery with Violence from the Person,
15
21
0
Burglary or Larceny from a Dwelling House at Night, 107
79
41
Assault with Intent to rob,............
Kidnapping and Abduction or detention of Chinese Į
09
65
135
79
56
Women and Female Children, -
-------KARST
Piracy,
5
Unlawful Possession,
AUTORITETUDOROMATAREYA
Lareenies,..
LANTARURALE
Felonies not already given...................................................--------------
251 239 R00 038 1,059 1,437 13 8 32
242 507
ཧྨཌ ཝཧྨg
2 17
2
Amault,
2
Gambling,
12
7
7
Miscellaneous,
2
Drunkennem,
549
PANDAANANDAUDETE SUperana ke.....................
Nuisances,
317
31
35
35
39
30
No Pass or Light,
864
404 623 306 611 849 1,151
42
20 140
1875 1876 1877 1876 1870 1877 1875 1870 1877
796 786 8411,270 1,298 |1,282 260 267 201 255 150 282 499 323 407 1,505 2,438 2,075 1,864 2,880 |2,012 334 2:00 275
· No analysis of Convictions and Discharges.
7
230
201
82
59
105
671 813
178
180
102
9
2
20
10
7
Total........
1,305 1,4861,900
949
974 1,106
324
205
541
Total,
|4,088 |5,061 |5,422 |3,029 |4,510 3,791 645 602 702
One Case also given under Piracy.
Increase —481 Cosen, or 12.30 per cent.
Two Prisoners convicted, but received a free pardon, and sentence of one prisoner was commuted to Penal Servitude for Life. Two Prisoners were egnvicted of Manslaughter.
* Two Cases also reported under Burglary, and one under Robbery with Violence from Person.
Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.
Total Cases-7,388.
1 Increase—849 Caser, or 12.88 per cent.
Increase 361 Cases, or 7.13 per cent.
C. V. CREAGH,
Acting Captain Superintendent of Police.