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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1929.
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SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.
19.20.
1927.
1928.
1929.
The number of cases reported to the Police*
20,048
24,444
19,610
21,140
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or -ummoned
before the Police Magistrates
36,978
38,746
31,276
34,368
The number of summary convictions:-
1. For Offences against the person
313
398
249
258
2. Gambling
1,504
2,140
1,685
1,626
3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny
1,552
1.713
2,067
2,111
4. For other Offences
22,881
28,409
22.651
23,874
5. For Opium Offences
6,489
6.760
544
732
The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts
3,689
3,661
3.379
5,075
* Supplied by Pulice.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1926.
1927.
1028.
1020.
The number of offences reported to the Police
393
346
392
509
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate
720
675
615
873
The number of summary convictions :-
1. For offences against the person
2
1
1
2. For broaching cargo...................
3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo.. 4. For other offences,
379
.342
391
485
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.....
28
36
38
41