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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1918.
SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.
Supc
1915.
1916.
1917.
1918.
The number of cases reported to the Police,
9,560
11,319
9,508 |
8,449
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates,
15,766
18,220
14,881
12,535
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person,
211
272
215
237
2. Gambling,
1,848
1,514
1,401
961
+
3. For offences against property other than predial larceny, 4. For other offences,
995
1,120
1,090
1,179
9,995
12,216
9,462
5,896
The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :-
1. For offences against the person,
17
18
2. Predial larceny,...............
3. For offences against property other than predial larceny,..
87
35
4. For other offences,
16
12
23
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19
29
Polic
43
35
33
17
The number of persons acquitted
1. In the Inferior Courts,
2. In the Superior Courts,
2,163
2,235
30
22
2,260 20
2,140 22
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1915.
1916.
1917.
1918.
The number of offences reported to the Police,
470
341
284
261
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate,
Phi
922
593
584
564
The number of summary convictions —
1
1. For offences against the person,
2. For bronching cargo,.......
3. For offences against property other than broaching cargo, 4. For other offences,
2
145.
315
270
246
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,.............
59
77
29
29
40