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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1930.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1927.

1928.

1929.

1930.

437

The number of cases reported to the Police*

24,444

19,610

21,140

24,931

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates

38,746

31,276

34,368

42,325

The number of summary convictions :-

1. For Offences against the person....

398

249

288

399

2. Gambling

2,140

1,685

1,626

1,836

3. For Offences against the property other than pre dial larceny

1,713

2,067

2,111

2,424

4. For other Offences

23,409

22.651

23,874

29,453

5. For Opin Offeures

6,760

544

732

1,299

The amber of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

3,661

3.379

5,075

6,395

* Supplied by Police.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1927,

1928.

1929.

1930.

The number of offences reported to the Police

346

392

309

849

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or surumened

before the Marine Magistrate

678

685

873

1,269

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person.

2

1

1

2. For Grouching cargo..................

3. For offences against property other than broaching cargo 4. For other offences,

342

391

485

809

The number of convictious 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

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