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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1926.
SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years,
1023.
1924.
1925.
1928,
The number of cases reported to the Police
14,200
11,515
13,845
20,048
The unmber of persons apprehended by the Polico or summoned
before the Police Magistratos
27,123
35,484
32,358
36,976
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For Offences against the person
264
411
330
813
2. Gambling
1,754
1,958
1,921
1,504
3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny
1,368
2,018
1,600
1,552
4. For other Uffencos
11,818
18,728
17,847
22,881
5. For Opium Odloneos
3,218
45,457
3,895
6,189
The number of porsons aequitted in the Inferior Courts
3,262
5,326
4,339
3,689
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Comparative TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensious, Convictions,
and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1223.
1924.
1925.
1926.
The number of offences roparted to the Police
26H
392
BON
393
The number of persons approbonded by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate
644
1.006
721
720
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person
2. For bronching curgo.............................................................................................................................. 3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo.....! 4. For other offences,
2
243
375
207
**
379
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 sequitted :-
1. In the Marino Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts................
70
20
11
28
3.79