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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1916.
SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.
1913.
1914.
1915.
1916.
The number of cases reported to the Police,
12,011
8,817
9,289
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates,
23,998
16,190
15,766
18,220
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person,
977
268
211
272
2. Gambling,
4,264
2,290
1.848
1,514
3. For offences against property other than predial larceny,. 4. For other offences,
1,487
855
995
1,120
9,930
7.162
9,995
12,216
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The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—
1. For offences against the person,
15
13
17
|
18
2. Predial larceny,.
3. For offences against property other than predial larceny,....... 4. For other offences,
43
11
as
87 |
35
16
222
12
The number of persons acquitted :—
1. In the Inferior Courts,
2. In the Superior Courts,
2,739 28
2,516 11
2,163
30
2,235 22
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions. and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1913.
1914.
1915.
1916,
The number of offences reported to the Police,
435
447
470
341
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
hefore the Marine Magistrate,
699
1,050
922
593
The number of summary convictions ;
1. For offences against the person,
ות
2
2. For broaching cargo,.......
3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo, 4. For other offences,
417
417
445
315
The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—
1. For offences against the person,
2. For offences against property,
3. For other offences,
The number of persons acquitted :—
1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court, 2. In the Superior Courts,.........
33
55
59
29
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