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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1928.
SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
I
1925,
1926.
1927.
1925.
The number of cases reported to the Police*
13,×45
20.045
24,444
19,610
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates
32.358
36,976
35,746
31,276
The unmber of summary convictions :—
1. For Offences against the person
330
313
399
249
2. Gambling
1,921
1,504
2,140
-1,685
3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny
2,500
1,552
1.713
2,067
4. For other Offences
17,847
22.881
28,109
22.651
5. For Opium Offences
3.895
6,489
6.760
544
The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts
4,309
3,689
3.661
3,379
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Suppiled by Police.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
The number of offences reported to the Police
308
393
346
392
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate
721
720
678
685
The number of summary convictions :—
1
24
1. For offences against the person
2. For broaching cargo..............................
3. For offences against property other than broaching cargo...
297
379
342
391
4. For other offences,
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 nequitted :—
1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts.....
:
28
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36
38
399