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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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