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CRIMINAL STATISTICS. 1917.
SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
287
1914.
1915.
1916.
1917.
The number of cases reported to the Police,
8,817
9,560
11,319
9,508
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates,
16,190
1
15,766
18,220
14,881
The number of summary convictions ;—
1. For offences against the person,
268
211
272
215
2. Gambling,
2,290
1,848
1,514
1,401
3. For offences against property other than predial larceny, 4. For other offences,
855
995
1,120
1,090
7,162
9,995
12,216 İ
9,462
The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—
1. For offences against the person,
2. Predial larceny....................................
3. For offences against property other than prodial larceny,...
4. For other offences,
R
17
18
19
37
35
43
16
12
23
The number of persons acquittal :—
1. In the Inferior Courts,
A.
2. Ju the Superior Courts,
2,616
2,163
2,235
30
22
2,260 20
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Comparative TaBLE showing the Number of Offences. Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1914
1915.
1916.
1917.
The number of offences reported to the Police,
447
1
470
341
284
The number of persons appreliefde by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate,
1,050
922 1
593
584
The number of sumruary convictions :—
1. For offetices against the person.
I
1
2. For brouching cargo,....................
3. For offences against property other than brosching cargo, 4. For other offences,
1
2
417
145
315
270
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 Court,................
55
59
29
29